Prospective Analysis of Depression During Peginterferon and Ribavirin Therapy of Chronic Hepatitis C

200964 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Donna M. Evon · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Darmendra Ramcharran · Hun School of Princeton

Steven H. Belle · University of Pittsburgh

Norah A. Terrault · University of California, San Francisco

Robert J. Fontana · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Michael Fried · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Abstract

In this large prospective analysis, baseline and new-onset depression were associated with patient characteristics and treatment outcomes; however, SVR rates did not differ between depressed and nondepressed patients. The relationship of lower baseline social support with depressive symptoms warrants further investigation.

Topics & Keywords

Hepatitis C virus research Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Hepatitis B Virus Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volume 104, Issue 12, pp. 2949-295

DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.528

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