Treatment with interferon-(alpha) in patients with chronic hepatitis and mood or anxiety disorders

Treatment with interferon-(alpha) in patients with chronic hepatitis and mood or anxiety disorders

We prospectively studied 50 patients treated with interferon-alpha for chronic hepatitis and found no evidence that patients with a pre-existing mood or anxiety disorder were more likely than other patients to interrupt the interferon-alpha therapy.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 1999-07, Vol.354 (9173), p.131
Hauptverfasser: Pariante, Carmine M, M Germana Orru, Baita, Antonella, Farci, M Giulia, Carpiniello, Bernardo
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Drug therapy
Hepatitis
Interferon
Mental disorders
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Zusammenfassung:We prospectively studied 50 patients treated with interferon-alpha for chronic hepatitis and found no evidence that patients with a pre-existing mood or anxiety disorder were more likely than other patients to interrupt the interferon-alpha therapy.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(98)04793-X