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Hepatitis C and depressive symptoms: psychological and social factors matter more than liver injury.
International journal of psychiatry in medicine - 1 Jan 2010
Wilson Michael P, Castillo Edward M, Batey Andrew M, Sapyta Jeffrey, Aronson Sari
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OBJECTIVE: Given that the hepatitis C virus (HCV) crosses the blood-brain barrier, biological factors are commonly blamed for the high rates of mood disturbance in HCV-infected patients. However, no study assessing the potential contribution of psychosocial factors to depression in HCV has yet be...
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