Hepatitis C-associated late-onset schizophrenia: a nationwide, population-based cohort study

CONCLUSION: In a population-based cohort (most aged ≥ 40 years), HCV positivity was a potential risk factor for the development of schizophrenia; the HCV-associated risk of schizophrenia might be reversed by interferon-based antiviral therapy.PMID:34728558 | DOI:10.1503/jpn.200154

Source: J Psychiatry Neurosc... - November 3, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jur-Shan Cheng Jing-Hong Hu Ming-Yu Chang Ming-Shyan Lin Hsin-Ping Ku Rong-Nan Chien Ming-Ling Chang Source Type: research