Descriptive/course studies: used questionnaires
| Study | Questionnaires |
| Vancouver | |
| Bloch et al 4 | SCL-90-R (GSI), BDI, GWS (MHI), Behaviour Survey, Reasons for Living Scale, AQ |
| Wigginset al 21 | SCL-90-R (GSI), BDI, GWS |
| Baltimore | |
| Brandt et al 5 | SCL-90-R, BDI, BHS, MCMI-2 |
| Codori and Brandt6 | Nine items regarding effects of test result |
| Folstein12 | EPI, GHQ-30 |
| Folsteinet al 11 | — |
| Boston | |
| Meissen et al 14 | BDI |
| Rotterdam/Leiden | |
| Tibben et al 16 | AQ, BHS |
| Tibben et al 18 | AQ |
| Tibben et al 19 | BHS, GHQ-60, IES |
| Tibbenet al 20 | BHS, IES |
| DudokdeWit et al 9 | IES |
| Indianapolis | |
| Quaid and Wesson15 | SCL-90-R (GSI, PSDI, PST), BDI, BHS, GWS (MHI), Life Satisfaction Index |
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