A Collaborative Psychiatric-Genetics Inpatient Care Delivery Model Improves Access to Clinical Genetic Evaluation, Testing, and Diagnosis for Patients With Neurodevelopmental Disorders

被引：3

作者：

Shillington, Amelle ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Lamy, Martine ^{[2
,3
]}

Dominick, Kelli C. ^{[2
,3
]}

Sorter, Michael ^{[2
,3
]}

Erickson, Craig A. ^{[2
,3
]}

Hopkin, Robert ^{[1
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Cincinnati Childrens Hosp Med Ctr, Dept Human Genet, Cincinnati, OH 45229 USA

[2] Cincinnati Childrens Hosp Med Ctr, Dept Psychiat, Cincinnati, OH 45229 USA

[3] Univ Cincinnati, Coll Med, Dept Pediat, Cincinnati, OH 45267 USA

来源：

FRONTIERS IN GENETICS | 2022年 / 13卷

关键词：

autism spectrum disorder; intellectual disability; inpatient child psychiatry; clinical genetics; whole-exome sequencing;

D O I：

10.3389/fgene.2022.901458

中图分类号：

Q3 [遗传学];

学科分类号：

071007 ; 090102 ;

摘要：

Neurodevelopmental disorders including autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and global developmental delay are among the most common indications for referral to clinical genetics evaluation; and clinical genetic testing is indicated for people with neurodevelopmental disorders. There are known barriers to care in accessing clinical genetics evaluation for this patient population. We created a collaborative psychiatric-genetics consultation service and psychiatric-genetics outpatient clinic with the goal to improve care delivery to patients with neurodevelopmental disorders. Two years after the launch of this pilot program, our data demonstrate improved access to genetics evaluation with shorter wait times and fewer patients lost to follow-up. Perhaps most importantly, new genetic diagnoses changed medical care for the majority of patients.

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