Effect of living donor liver transplantation on depressive symptoms in hepatitis C virus patients

This study aimed at exploring the impact of living donor liver transplantation on depressive symptoms reported by hepatitis C virus (HCV) recipients during their preoperative psychological assessment. Materials and methods: Thirty-five recipients with HCV-related liver cirrhosis who had undergone living donor liver transplantation were prospectively assessed using a self-rating scale – the Beck Depression Inventory – for the evaluation of depressive symptoms. The evaluation was carried out three times: before transplantation, 1 month after transplantation, and 6 months after transplantation. Results: The preoperative depression scores were found to be significantly higher with a mean of 21.80±3.36 as compared with the postoperative scores at 1 (11.74±2.24) and 6 months (7.6±2.43) (P
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research