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Genotype 1 of hepatitis C virus increases the risk of major depression: a 12-week prospective study.
General hospital psychiatry - 1 Jan 2000
Cunha E C M, Behrensdorf M F, Bavaresco V, Zambrano D N, Bellini J, Kaster M P, Spessato B, Ghisleni G
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OBJECTIVE: Depressive symptoms have been frequently observed in association with immune activation. We prospectively evaluate depressive symptoms and risk factors for major depression in patients with hepatitis C virus treated with antiviral combined therapy. METHODS: Fifty patients were assessed during 1 year; the structured diagnostic interview - Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview - was used to...
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