Hepatitis C screening and treatment outcomes in patients with substance use/dependence disorders

Psychosomatics
Muhamad Aly RifaiBrian van der Linden

Abstract

The authors evaluated the association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) seropositivity status and substance use treatment outcomes in an alcohol- and substance-dependent population undergoing rehabilitation. The second aim was to assess the impact of early screening for HCV infection and substance use treatment on HCV treatment outcomes. HCV-antibody testing of 338 patients attending a substance-use residential program was performed. HCV antibody status, lifetime comorbid psychiatric diagnoses, program completion rates, and 6-month abstinence rates after program discharge were assessed. HCV treatment outcomes were followed in patients who remained abstinent 6 months after completion of substance-use treatment. Almost one-fourth (23.1%) of patients were HCV antibody-positive. HCV-seropositive patients were more likely to complete the 28-day program and more likely to remain abstinent at 6 months after program discharge. HCV seropositive status was the strongest predictor for the likelihood of completing the program, and remaining abstinent for 6 months afterward. Patients with HCV who completed a substance-use treatment program were more likely to receive HCV treatment than substance-dependent patients with HCV who never attended ...Continue Reading

References

Jan 13, 2000·Journal of Addictive Diseases·H D AbrahamL Marino
Dec 12, 2001·Psychosomatics·S P YovtchevaB J Van der Linden
Jan 17, 2002·The New England Journal of Medicine·D J Wyler
Feb 19, 2002·Annals of Internal Medicine·Yngve Falck-YtterArthur J McCullough
May 11, 2002·Alcohol and Alcoholism : International Journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism·José Martínez-RagaJohn Strang
May 22, 2002·Annals of Internal Medicine·Steven K Herrine
Sep 27, 2002·The New England Journal of Medicine·Michael W FriedJian Yu
Feb 28, 2004·Journal of Psychoactive Drugs·James M McMahon, Stephanie Tortu
Mar 17, 2004·Annals of Internal Medicine·Roger ChouUNKNOWN U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Apr 2, 2004·Hepatology : Official Journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases·Doris B StraderUNKNOWN American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Oct 7, 2004·Journal of Urban Health : Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine·Diana L SylvestreHenry Francis
Nov 3, 2004·Annals of Internal Medicine·Miriam J AlterAdrian M Di Bisceglie
Nov 3, 2004·Annals of Internal Medicine·Ned CalongeUNKNOWN U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Dec 25, 2004·Hepatology : Official Journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases·Jason A DominitzKeith A Young

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Apr 11, 2012·Digestive Diseases and Sciences·Jason E BonnerDonna M Evon
Jan 12, 2012·Journal of Behavioral Medicine·Megan OserKenneth Weingardt
Nov 4, 2006·Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology·Muhamad Aly RifaiPeter Hauser
Aug 22, 2008·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·Duncan Smith-Rohrberg MaruFrederick L Altice
Apr 4, 2013·Gastroenterology Nursing : the Official Journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates·Jennifer BrownGeorge Benson
Jul 25, 2009·World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG·Sebastian MuellerHelmut K Seitz
Jan 1, 2010·Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry·Muhamad Aly RifaiDouha Sabouni
Jun 28, 2012·European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology·Ashwani K SingalBhupinderjit S Anand
Aug 19, 2007·Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology·Ashwani K Singal, Bhupinder S Anand
Apr 7, 2009·Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy·Kenneth Freedman, Jay Nathanson
Apr 19, 2011·The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC·Alice AsherKimberly Page
Sep 20, 2007·Psychosomatics·Oliver FreudenreichDonald C Goff
May 8, 2007·Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment·Hildi HagedornMark Willenbring
Mar 16, 2011·American Journal of Transplantation : Official Journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons·L M KucirkaD L Segev
Mar 18, 2015·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·David B ReinJohn W Ward
Feb 19, 2008·Journal of Hepatology·Ariane MallatSophie Lotersztajn
Feb 9, 2013·General Hospital Psychiatry·Eric DieperinkChristine Pocha
May 24, 2011·General Hospital Psychiatry·Bret E FullerPeter Hauser

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Antivirals (ASM)

Antivirals are medications that are used specifically for treating viral infections. Discover the latest research on antivirals here.

Antivirals

Antivirals are medications that are used specifically for treating viral infections. Discover the latest research on antivirals here.