Data analytic procedure. Seven primary topic areas were addressed in the focus groups, which were anchored by specific questions asked in the focus group.4 The areas were: 1) beliefs about causes of psychiatric disorders, 2) understanding of genetics/ genetic research, 3) perceived drawbacks of genetic research, 4) personal concerns people might have about genetic research, 5) practical barriers to participating in genetic research, 6) perceived benefits to genetic research, and 7) possible incentives to participating in genetic research. Because there was considerable overlap in the responses to domains 3, 4, and 5, they were collapsed to form a single domain “Perceived Drawbacks and Barriers to Participating.”
