Background: Interferon-Alfa (IFN-α) has been the mainstay of treatment for chronic hepatitis
C. It has the potential to alter the course of chronic hepatitis C and prevent complications …

Hepatologists and other health care providers are increasingly recognizing the need for a
systematic approach to managing hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection that takes into account …

Depressive or psychotic symptoms are a well known side-effect of interferon alpha (INF-a).
Therefore, the questions arises whether a chronic psychosis should be considered a …

Interferon‐alpha (IFN‐α) is the only effective treatment for chronic hepatitis B and C. Over 2/3
of methadone‐substituted patients suffer from chronic hepatitis C but a history of psychiatric …

OBJECTIVE: To report a case of persistent psychosis that developed during interferon alfa
(IFN-α) therapy for chronic hepatitis B. CASE SUMMARY: A 26-year-old man who was …

Background Interferon-α is used to treat chronic hepatitis C. Interferons may induce adverse
events that usually, but not always, reverse within a few days after the end of therapy. Study …

Hepatitis C is a global epidemic, and its costs in both lives and health care expenditures
continue to rise. The only approved treatment for this disease, interferonalpha (IFN), causes …

The most effective treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) is interferon-a (IFN) therapy in
combination with ribavirin. Although symptoms of depression are among the most common …

Aims—Patients with chronic viral hepatitis suffer from a high prevalence of psychiatric
problems. Furthermore, the treatment for chronic viral hepatitis, with interferon (IFN) alpha …

Neuropsychiatric side effects are common with interferon-based therapy for chronic hepatitis
C, and their prompt recognition and management is essential to effective patient care …