Interferon-induced depression in patients with hepatitis C: an epidemiologic study

Objective To assess the incidence rate and severity of depressive symptoms in different time points (12, 24 and 48 weeks) in Brazilian patients with HCV treated with PEG IFN plus ribavirin. Methods We conducted an observational prospective study using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Ce...

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Main Authors: Lucas Pereira Jorge de Medeiros, Monica Kayo, Renata Barboza Vianna Medeiros, Mario Barreto Correa Lima, Carlos Eduardo Brandão Mello Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2014-02-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
Subjects:
HCV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302014000100035&lng=en&tlng=en