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Hepatitis C Services and Individuals with Serious Mental Illness |
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| Authors: | Richard W. Goldberg Puja Seth |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, 737 W. Lombard Street, Room 500 A/B/, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA;(2) VA Capitol Healthcare Network (VISN 5), Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA;(3) Department of Behavioral Sciences and Human Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1520 Clifton Road NE, Room 218, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA |
| Abstract: | Although individuals with serious mental illness have been shown to be at increased risk for hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection, there is growing concern regarding limited dissemination of recommended HCV related services to this population. This paper presents rates of receipt of HCV prevention services among a cohort of seriously mentally ill adults and reports rates of recommended follow-up care among the subset who tested HCV positive in a pilot study. Previous HCV screening was low and indicated medical follow-up among those who tested positive was also limited. Results stress the need for increased screening and counseling and delivery of preventive and follow-up medical services. |
| Keywords: | Hepatitis C Serious mental illness Prevention and treatment services |
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