Psychiatric disorders and functioning in hepatitis B virus carriers
Abstract
The authors compared asymptomatic hepatitis B virus carriers and healthy subjects in terms of their psychological state. Participants (43 asymptomatic hepatitis B virus carriers and 43 healthy comparison subjects) completed self-report questionnaires. Psychiatric disorders and psychosocial functioning were evaluated with structured clinical interviews and the Global Assessment of Functioning scale. Hepatitis B virus carriers were more likely to have psychiatric disorders than comparison subjects (30.2% vs. 11.6%). Also, carriers had significantly higher depression and anxiety scores and lower Global Assessment of Functioning scores than did comparison subjects. Worries about contamination and illnesses related to hepatitis B infection were associated with the presence of psychiatric disorder. The results suggest that asymptomatic hepatitis B virus carriers need emotional support.
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The prevalence of depression in patients with hepatitis B virus has been examined, though limited data on rates of anxiety are available.
“The prevalence of DEP in patients with HBV has been examined, [12,17,23,28,31,32] though limited data on rates of ANX are available.[17,28]”
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- Authors
- Atesci, F. C., Cetin, B. C., Oguzhanoglu, N. K., Karadag, F., & Turgut, H.
- Affiliations
- Manisa Celal Bayar University (TR)
- Venue
- Psychosomatics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2005-03
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 142-147
- ISSN
- 0033-3182 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2142672667
- Cited by
- 60
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2025: 6 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 0.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychosomatics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- hepatitis B virus carriers, mental illness, depression, anxiety, Global Assessment of Functioning, psychosocial functioning, emotional support, asymptomatic infection
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Mental Disorders, Female, Hepatitis B, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Severity of Illness Index, Social Support, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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