Psychiatric disturbances associated with Interferon therapy for HCV in Sohag Governorate.
:ABSTRACT Background: Psychiatric disturbances in chronic HCV infected patients under treatment by Pegylated-interferon and ribavirin combined therapy (PEG-IFN/Rib) still show worldwide controversy and no sufficient studies address this problem in Upper Egypt. Aim of the study: to detect the pattern and prevalence of psychiatric disturbances in chronic HCV infected (CHC) patients under PEG-IFN/Rib and the risk factors for these disturbances. ... Read more