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Video: In Addition To Liver Damage, Hepatitis C Can Lead To Changes In The Central Nervous System. Those Affected Often Suffer From Fatigue And Depression
2024 Author: Wallace Forman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 11:08
Hepatitis C: Psychological Effects
False and misleading information contributes to the uncertainty of the population and those affected. The portrayal as an incurable infectious disease and a connection with HIV and drug abuse make a sensible educational work difficult. The fact that hepatitis C is an infectious disease, even if it is only transmitted from blood to blood, increases the risk of being stigmatized for those affected.
Since hepatitis C is curable in most cases, the psychologically stressful component of this disease has decreased significantly.
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Emotional and physical stress
For people who are positive for hepatitis C, the experience of illness or experience in everyday life is of particular interest. Changes in the body and impairing symptoms have an impact on the life situation and social relationships. Those affected should pay attention to their body signals and manage the body's own energies. The psychological stress on those affected results from the fear of infecting other people with the virus.
Decreased quality of life
Quality of life may be impaired in association with hepatitis C. Psychological complaints such as concentration disorders and personality changes contribute to this. But physical symptoms such as rheumatic complaints, digestive disorders and chronic skin changes are also stressful. In addition, fears about the job also play a role for some affected people.
Here you will find information on psychotherapy.
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