Outcomes of Direct-Acting Antiviral Treatment of Psychiatric Patients with Comorbid Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Gayam V, Jegede O, Tiongson B, Mandal AK, Sidhu J, Garlapati P. Outcomes of Direct-Acting Antiviral Treatment of Psychiatric Patients with Comorbid Hepatitis C Virus Infection. Digestive Diseases 2019, 38: 232-239. PMID: 31494648, DOI: 10.1159/000502514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virus infectionC virus infectionNon-psychiatric patientsPsychiatric patientsPsychiatric diagnosisAntiviral treatmentVirus infectionTreatment responsePsychiatric disordersComorbid hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionDirect-acting antiviral treatmentRetrospective cohort observational studyComorbid substance use disorderNeuropsychiatric adverse effectsPrior treatment statusSustained virologic responseCohort observational studyPrimary psychiatric diagnosisComorbid substance abusePrimary care practicesSubstance use disordersHCV patientsVirologic responseHigh burdenObservational study