Cognitive impairment and depression in Egyptian patients with noncirrhotic chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Background: Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have neuropsychiatric and cognitive problems, leading to impairment of quality of life. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity, cognitive impairment, and depression in a group of Egyptian patients with chronic HCV infection. Participants and methods: A total of 150 chronic HCV infection noncirrhotic Egyptian patients were enrolled. Mental health, cognitive functions, and depression were assessed using General Health Questionnaire, mini-mental state test, and BDI-II questionnaire respectively. Results: The study included 82 (54.67%) male patients and 68 (45.33%) female patients with mean age of 40.5±10.74 years. In all, 73 (48.67%) patients had current psychiatric morbidity, 61 (40.67%) patients were suffering from depression, whereas 24 (16%) patients had cognitive impairment. Depression was associated with younger age (P
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research