High frequency of unrecognized mental disorders in HCV-infected patients
dc.contributor.author | Batista-Neves, Susana Carolina | |
dc.contributor.author | Quarantini, Lucas C. [UNIFESP] | |
dc.contributor.author | Almeida, Amanda Galvao de | |
dc.contributor.author | Bressan, Rodrigo A. [UNIFESP] | |
dc.contributor.author | Lacerda, Acioly Luiz [UNIFESP] | |
dc.contributor.author | de-Oliveira, Irismar R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Parana, Raymundo | |
dc.contributor.author | Miranda-Scippa, Angela | |
dc.contributor.institution | Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) | |
dc.contributor.institution | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-24T13:49:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-24T13:49:23Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008-01-01 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: 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.affiliation | Univ Fed Bahia, Univ Hosp, Fac Med, BR-41170290 Salvador, BA, Brazil | |
dc.description.affiliation | Universidade Federal de São Paulo, LiNC, São Paulo, Brazil | |
dc.description.affiliationUnifesp | Universidade Federal de São Paulo, LiNC, São Paulo, Brazil | |
dc.description.source | Web of Science | |
dc.format.extent | 80-82 | |
dc.identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.08.014 | |
dc.identifier.citation | General Hospital Psychiatry. New York: Elsevier B.V., v. 30, n. 1, p. 80-82, 2008. | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.08.014 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0163-8343 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/30282 | |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000252306800014 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier B.V. | |
dc.relation.ispartof | General Hospital Psychiatry | |
dc.rights | Acesso restrito | |
dc.rights.license | http://www.elsevier.com/about/open-access/open-access-policies/article-posting-policy | |
dc.subject | hepatitis C | en |
dc.subject | psychiatric disorders | en |
dc.subject | mental disorders | en |
dc.subject | comorbidity | en |
dc.subject | underdiagnosis | en |
dc.title | High frequency of unrecognized mental disorders in HCV-infected patients | en |
dc.type | Artigo |