Addressing Tri‐Morbidity (Hepatitis C, Psychiatric Disorders, and Substance Use): The Importance of Routine Mental Health Screening as a Component of a Comanagement Model of Care
Author(s) -
Marian Fireman,
David W. Indest,
Aaron D. Blackwell,
Ashlee J. Whitehead,
Péter Hauser
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/427442
Subject(s) - medicine , alcohol use disorders identification test , depression (economics) , psychiatry , hepatitis c , substance abuse , major depressive disorder , poison control , emergency medicine , injury prevention , cognition , economics , macroeconomics
Recent studies suggest that most patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection commonly present to medical clinics with active psychiatric and substance use disorders. However, routine screening for these disorders is generally not done.
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