Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection poses a remarkable burden on the health care
system worldwide because of an estimated prevalence of about 3% 1 and association with …

Liver transplant candidates and recipients are at high risk of psychological distress. Social,
psychological and psychiatric patterns seem to influence morbidity and mortality of patients …

Mental health problems frequently occur in chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV)
and during antiviral treatment with pegylated interferon-alpha (PegIFNα) and ribavirin …

Depression is recognized as the most common psychiatric problem in patients with end-
stage renal disease. Stress negatively affects the quality of life of not only the patients on …

Bulaşıcı hastalıklar, mikroorganizmaların neden olduğu ve doğrudan veya dolaylı olarak bir
kişiden diğerine bulaşabilen hastalıklardır. Ateşli hastalıklar, sifiliz, bruselloz, sıtma, Lyme …

Background The present study examined lifespan and combat-related trauma exposure as
predictors of alcohol use among male and female veterans. Posttraumatic stress and …

Objective: To assess the utility of prophylactic administration of antidepressants in
preventing a major depressive episode during antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis C …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to evaluate the validity of the Beck Depression
Inventory-II (BDI-II) when used to measure depression in patients with hepatitis C virus …

Depression after liver transplantation has been associated with decreased survival, but the
effects of pre-transplant depression on early and late post-transplant outcomes remain …

Background The purpose of this study was to characterize hepatitis C virus (HCV)‐
associated differences in the expression of 47 inflammatory factors and to evaluate the …