Incidence of depression in patients with hepatitis C treated with direct-acting antivirals

Objective: Depression has been associated with hepatitis C, as well as with its treatment with proinflammatory cytokines (i.e., interferon). The new direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) have minimal adverse effects and high potency, with a direct inhibitory effect on non-structural viral proteins....

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Main Authors: Elfi Egmond, Zoe Mariño, Ricard Navines, Giovanni Oriolo, Anna Pla, Concepció Bartres, Sabela Lens, Xavier Forns, Rocio Martin-Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462019005012103&lng=en&tlng=en