Mental Health Aspects of Hepatitis B Infection: Anxiety, Depression, and Beyond
Handbook of the Behavior and Psychology of Disease, Colin R. Martin,Victor R. Preedy,Vinood B. Patel,Rajkumar Rajendram, Editör, Springer Nature, Zug, ss.1-15, 2024
- Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/978-3-031-32046-0_169-1
- Yayınevi: Springer Nature
- Basıldığı Şehir: Zug
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-15
- Editörler: Colin R. Martin,Victor R. Preedy,Vinood B. Patel,Rajkumar Rajendram, Editör
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Even though hepatitis B infection is avoidable with a vaccine,it remains a hazard to public health and is one of the illnesses that causes the most morbidity and mortality from chronic liver diseases.The care process is complicated by the need for long-term patient follow-up and therapy, the patient’s irregular or non-use of medication, the virus that develops drug resistance, possible drug side effects, and mental and financial issues. Due to a variety of causes, including stigma, preju-dice, fear of dying, and concern about spreading the illness to others, patients suffer from anxiety and depressive disorders more frequently than healthy people. Clinicians should manage the process by establishing a strong communication with the patient, with out ignoring the fact that patients’ mental health and quality of life are improved in addition to clinical/laboratory well-being.