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| Carvalho,André Gordilho Joaquim de; Galvão-Phileto,Ana Verena; Lima,Nana Santos; Jesus,Rogério Santos de; Galvão-Castro,Bernardo; Lima,Manuela Garcia. |
| Viral infections and chronic diseases have been associated with psychiatric disorders. Among these, increased depression has been reported in HTLV-1 patients. However, no studies on the prevalence of other mental disturbances have been carried out in these patients. Salvador is the city with the highest rate of infection with HTLV-1 in Brazil and it is estimated that approximately 40,000 inhabitants are infected. In our cross sectional study, we examined the frequency of mental disturbances in 50 HTLV-1 seropositive patients followed at the Centro Integrativo e Multidisciplinar de HTLV e Hepatites Virais (CHTLV) of the Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saude Pública (EBMSP) in Salvador from January to November 2007. We used a questionnaire to collect... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HTLV; Mental disturbances. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000100003 |
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