High frequency of unrecognized mental disorders in HCV-infected patients

dc.contributor.authorBatista-Neves, Susana Carolina
dc.contributor.authorQuarantini, Lucas C. [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Amanda Galvao de
dc.contributor.authorBressan, Rodrigo A. [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorLacerda, Acioly Luiz [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorde-Oliveira, Irismar R.
dc.contributor.authorParana, Raymundo
dc.contributor.authorMiranda-Scippa, Angela
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-24T13:49:23Z
dc.date.available2016-01-24T13:49:23Z
dc.date.issued2008-01-01
dc.description.abstractObjective: This study indexed the frequency of psychiatric disorders among hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients.Method: HCV-infected patients treated at a university hospital in the northeastern region of Brazil were evaluated in a cross-sectional study using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview.Results: Ninety HCV-infected outpatients were included in the study and 44 (49%) had at least one psychiatric diagnosis. Among the 26 patients (59.1%) with a current psychiatric morbidity, 22 (84.6%) had gone undiagnosed.Conclusions: HCV-infected patients have a high frequency of unrecognized psychiatric comorbidity. (c) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Bahia, Univ Hosp, Fac Med, BR-41170290 Salvador, BA, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, LiNC, São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnifespUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, LiNC, São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.sourceWeb of Science
dc.format.extent80-82
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.08.014
dc.identifier.citationGeneral Hospital Psychiatry. New York: Elsevier B.V., v. 30, n. 1, p. 80-82, 2008.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.08.014
dc.identifier.issn0163-8343
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/30282
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000252306800014
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.relation.ispartofGeneral Hospital Psychiatry
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dc.rights.licensehttp://www.elsevier.com/about/open-access/open-access-policies/article-posting-policy
dc.subjecthepatitis Cen
dc.subjectpsychiatric disordersen
dc.subjectmental disordersen
dc.subjectcomorbidityen
dc.subjectunderdiagnosisen
dc.titleHigh frequency of unrecognized mental disorders in HCV-infected patientsen
dc.typeArtigo
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