depression in patients with chronic hepatitis b: an experience on individual solution- focused therapy

Depression in patients with chronic hepatitis B: an experience on individual solution- focused therapy

Hepatitis B, as a chronic disorder that may be associated with several psychiatric disorders, such as depression, and decrease quality of life of affected patients. One of the most important consequences of psychiatric problems is reduced patient compliance with prolonged therapeutic regimens. Psychotherapy, such as solution- focused therapy, may help these patients to resolve psychiatric probl...

Surface protein mutations in chronic hepatitis B patients who received hepatitis B vaccine therapy

Objective (s):The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between vaccine therapy and appearance of mutations in hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) patients. Materials and Methods: 16 patients received the HBV vaccine and another 16 individuals from the control group did not. The surface gene was amplified and directly sequenced from samples...

The Effect of Entecavir Therapy on Immune Status in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

Comparison of the effectiveness of “Solution-Focused Brief Therapy” and “Compassion-Focused Therapy” on Ruminative Responses of Couples with Depression

Introduction: Ruminant responses are one of the most important cognitive feature in people with depression and cause disruption of thinking, problem solving and social relationships. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of "Solution-Focused Brief Therapy" and "Compassion-Focused Therapy" on ruminant responses of couples with depression.  Methods: The method of the present stu...

Telbivudine plus tenofovir in combination therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection--an Indian experience.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy and safety ofTelbivudine +Tenofovir combination therapy in chronic hepatitis B patients, over a period of 52 weeks, in real life clinical settings. METHODS HBeAg-positive and HBeAg-negative adult CHB patients, with hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA > 4 log10 copies/ml and ALT 1.2 times above upper limit of normal (> 30 IU/L) were started on a combination of Tel...

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Compassion-Focused Therapy on Interpersonal Relationships between Couples with Depression

Background and Objective: Depression is a multifactorial psychological disorder that is caused by various factors, such as personality, cognition, or interpersonal relationships. In people with depression, the level of interpersonal communication is highly low. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Compassion-Focused Therapy on interperso...