Depression caused by common treatment for hepatitis C may affect outcome
...avirin (PEG IFN/ribavirin). All participants were psychiatrically evaluated prior to initiation of the medication and at 4, 8, 12 and 24 weeks of PEG IFN/ribavirin treatment. Only 34% of the patients who had a significant increase in depression cleared the hepatitis C virus from their blood at 24 weeks, as compa...Majority of cigarettes in the US smoked by nicotine-dependent or psychiatrically ill persons
....3 percent, respectively. "Nicotine-dependent and psychiatrically ill individuals consume about 70 percent of all cigarettes smoked in the United States," write the authors. "The results of this study highlight the importance of focusing smoking cessation efforts on individuals who are nicotine dependent, individua...Women suffering from anorexia are 50 times more likely to commit suicide
...ial groups. Eating disorder patients who are more psychiatrically ill were found to be at a greater risk to attempt suicide. Franko's research was chosen by the Academy for Eating Disorders to be presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, happening April 25-28 in Boston. In the 246 women studie...