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Psychiatric adverse event profile of interferon therapy in drug abusers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

D. Sago
Affiliation:
Male Department for Acute Treatment, Psychiatric Hospital
I. Sain
Affiliation:
Male Department for Acute Treatment, Psychiatric Hospital
A. Silic
Affiliation:
Male Department for Acute Treatment, Psychiatric Hospital
A. Bogovic
Affiliation:
Female Department for Acute Treatment, Psychiatric Hospital
S. Zanic
Affiliation:
Female Department for Acute Treatment, Psychiatric Hospital
M. Mihanovic
Affiliation:
Department for Psychosocial Therapy and Prolonged Treatment, Psychiatric Hospital
A. Slaviček
Affiliation:
Male Department for Acute Treatment, Psychiatric Hospital

Abstract

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It is well known that incidence of hepatitis C is much higher in risk population known as drug abusers. Interferon implementation in hepatitis C therapy contributed better prognosis for this patients. However during the interferon treatment the risk of psychiatric adverse events increases. Between 20-40% of those patients developed psychiatric adverse events which are one of the main reasons of therapy abruption. Only intensive psychiatric evaluation and adequate psychopharmacological treatment provide continuation of the interferon therapy. In this paper we observed frequency of interferon therapy and psychopharmacotherapy during the determinate period of on year in drug abusers in our Hospital.

Type
Poster Session 1: Alcoholism and Other Addictions
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2007
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