Adding low-dose antidepressants to interferon alpha treatment for chronic hepatitis C improved psychiatric tolerability in a patient with schizoaffective psychosis

M Schäfer, F Schmidt, B Amann, S Schlösser… - …, 2000 - karger.com
… with psychiatric disorders because of possible severe psychiatric side effects. We report
on a case of a female patient with a chronic schizoaffective psychosis, who was treated for 3 …

Hepatitis C treatment in patients with drug addiction: clinical management of interferon-alpha-associated psychiatric side effects

M Schaefer, S Mauss - Current drug abuse reviews, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
… and to increase adherence, treatment with antidepressants can be started at a low dose,
and then an increase of the dose can be guided by the effect and tolerability [111]. In general, a …

Neuropsychiatric side-effects of interferon alfa therapy for hepatitis C and their management: a review

YR Al-Huthail - Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2006 - journals.lww.com
… , early administration of antidepressants could possibly help to … one third of thepatients treated
with low-dose Interferon Alphapsychiatric assessment beforeinitiating IFN-Alfa treatment. …

Prevention of interferon-alpha associated depression in psychiatric risk patients with chronic hepatitis C

M Schaefer, M Schwaiger, AS Garkisch, M Pich… - Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
… the use of antidepressants as well as by intensive psychiatric care. … Both schizoaffective
patients had a history of only … of antidepressants improves the well being of these patients and …

Interferon-induced psychosis as a “psychiatric contraindication” to hepatitis C treatment: a review and case-based discussion

BC Silverman, AY Kim, O Freudenreich - Psychosomatics, 2010 - Elsevier
patients with chronic hepatitis C receiving interferon alpha … of its tolerability in patients with
psychotic disorders, interferon … and symptom-based treatment with antidepressants has been …

Psychiatric implications of hepatitis-C infection

B Giunta, C Somboonwit, WV Nikolic… - Critical Reviews™ in …, 2007 - dl.begellhouse.com
… involves addition of a polyethylene-glycol group to IFN-α, … with antidepressants prior to initiation
of therapy. However, … history of SA disorders precludes treatment tolerance or efficacy.On …

Mania during treatment of chronic hepatitis C with pegylated interferon and ribavirin

CU Onyike, JO Bonner, CG Lyketsos… - … Journal of Psychiatry, 2004 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
… and taking antidepressants are risk factors for the development of … consider prophylaxis
with lithium or low-dose haloperidol. … by withdrawal of treatment with interferon alfa. Arch Gen …

Adherence and mental side effects during hepatitis C treatment with interferon alfa and ribavirin in psychiatric risk groups

M Schaefer, F Schmidt, C Folwaczny, R Lorenz… - Hepatology, 2003 - journals.lww.com
… the efficacy of antidepressants in preventing and treating IFN-α–as… Our results add objective
psychiatric data to the present … psychosis: a contraindication for treatment of hepatitis C with …

Neuropsychiatric adverse effects of interferon-α: recognition and management

CL Raison, M Demetrashvili, L Capuron, AH Miller - CNS drugs, 2005 - Springer
… in patients receiving both high- and low-dose regimens of … for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection, or for the treatment of … contribute to compliance by improving IFNα tolerability. The …

Three Cases of Successful Tryptophan Add-On or Monotherapy of Hepatitis C and IFNα-Associated Mood Disorders

M Schaefer, J Winterer, R Sarkar, R Uebelhack… - Psychosomatics, 2008 - Elsevier
… tryptophan treatment resulted in a significant improvement of IFN α … Before the treatment, the
patient was seen in our psychiatricC refused treatment with antidepressants because of her …