Comparison of hepatitis C treatment patterns in patients with and without psychiatric and/or substance use disorders†
Chainuvati S, Khalid S, Kancir S, Shea M, Edwards J, Sernyak M, Wongcharatrawee S, Garcia‐Tsao G. Comparison of hepatitis C treatment patterns in patients with and without psychiatric and/or substance use disorders†. Journal Of Viral Hepatitis 2005, 13: 235-241. PMID: 16611189, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2005.00681.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompletion of therapyVirological responsePatient demographicsSubstance useAntiviral therapyMental illnessHepatitis C virus infectionLiver disease characteristicsC virus infectionNIH Consensus ConferenceType of therapyLiver clinicSVR ratesHCV RNAPositive patientsRelative contraindicationTherapy completionTreatment patternsLiver diseaseTreatment eligibilityDisease characteristicsPatient populationPoor adherenceVirus infectionConsensus conference