TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Depression and anxiety in patients receiving interferon-alpha: the role of illness perceptions
JO  - Journal of health psychology
A1  - Hepgul, Nilay
A1  - Pariante, Carmine M.
A1  - Baraldi, Sara
A1  - Borsini, Alessandra
A1  - Bufalino, Chiara
A1  - Russell, Alice
A1  - Agarwal, Kosh
A1  - Cleare, Anthony J.
A1  - Forton, Daniel M.
A1  - Henderson, Max
A1  - Mondelli, Valeria
A1  - Ranjith, Gopinath
A1  - Hotopf, Matthew
SP  - 1405
EP  - 1414
VL  - 23
IS  - 11
N2  - Development of psychiatric symptoms during interferon-alpha therapy may be influenced by psychological factors. We examined illness perceptions using the Revised Illness Perceptions Questionnaire in 55 patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection, due to receive interferon-alpha. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to assess the development of symptoms. Negative identity, consequences and emotional representation beliefs were significantly associated with both higher depression and anxiety scores. Negative illness perceptions play a predictive role in the development of interferon-alpha-induced psychiatric symptoms.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105316658967
ID  - ref1
ER  -