title: High frequency of unrecognized mental disorders in HCV-infected patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study indexed the frequency of psychiatric disorders among hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  HCV-infected patients treated at a university hospital in the northeastern region of Brazil were evaluated in a cross-sectional study using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ninety HCV-infected outpatients were included in the study and 44 (49%) had at least one psychiatric diagnosis. Among the 26 patients (59.1%) with a current psychiatric morbidity, 22 (84.6%) had gone undiagnosed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  HCV-infected patients have a high frequency of unrecognized psychiatric comorbidity.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Susana Carolina
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Batista-Neves
authors.forename: Lucas C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Quarantini
authors.forename: Amanda Galvão
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Rodrigo A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bressan
authors.forename: Acioly Luiz
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Lacerda
authors.forename: Irismar R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: de-Oliveira
authors.forename: Raymundo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paraná
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miranda-Scippa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged