Abstract Treatment of chronic hepatitis C with interferon alpha (IFN-·) is relatively
contraindicated in patients with psychiatric disorders because of possible severe psychiatric …

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 …

Low-dose interferon-α is a standard therapy for hepatitis C. Psychotic disorders have been
described as a rare complication of such treatments that resolve with its termination. Here …

Background: Psychiatric side effects of interferon alfa are frequently observed in the therapy
of patients with chronic hepatitis C infection. The goal of the present study was to assess …

Psychiatric symptoms during interferon (IFN) therapy for viral hepatitis have been a crucial
problem in consultation‐liaison psychiatry. However, there have been few studies on …

Infectious diseases, especially hepatitis C, are prevalent among drug abusers. Interferon-
alpha (IFN-α) is the pharmacological treatment of choice for this condition. Patients being …

There is increasing evidence of psychiatric side-effects following long-term alpha-interferon
treatment, but no previous reports of psychosis as a side-effect. There is little evidence to …

Background and objective: Interferon-α treatment is associated with a large number of
adverse effects. Depressive symptoms are not unexpected, and potentially dangerous …

Infection with the hepatitis C virus is an important public health problem, causing about 170
million cases of chronic hepatitis C worldwide (1) and 2.7 million cases in the United States …

DISCUSSION Early side effects of an INF-α treatment include a flu-like syndrome that
emerges with the start of INF-α injections, whereas neuropsychiatric manifestations appear …