Letter in response: Psychiatrists can treat hepatitis C

Brendan L Harney^{1

2}, Rebecca Brereton³, Bradley Whitton¹, Danusia Pietrzak³, Emma Paige¹, Stuart K Roberts^{4

5}, Susanne Birks³, Sudeep Saraf³, Margaret E Hellard^{1

2}, Joseph S Doyle^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Health and Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
² Burnet Institute, Disease Elimination Program, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
³ Alfred Community Mental & Addiction Health, St Kilda Road & Southcity Clinic, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
⁴ Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.

Comment

Brendan L Harney et al. J Viral Hepat. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;28(12):1765-1766.

doi: 10.1111/jvh.13619. Epub 2021 Oct 5.

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Health and Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
² Burnet Institute, Disease Elimination Program, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
³ Alfred Community Mental & Addiction Health, St Kilda Road & Southcity Clinic, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
⁴ Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.

No abstract available

Comment on

Hepatitis C treatment in a co-located mental health and alcohol and drug service using a nurse-led model of care.
Harney BL, Brereton R, Whitton B, Pietrzak D, Paige E, Roberts SK, Birks S, Saraf S, Hellard ME, Doyle JS. Harney BL, et al. J Viral Hepat. 2021 May;28(5):771-778. doi: 10.1111/jvh.13487. Epub 2021 Mar 3. J Viral Hepat. 2021. PMID: 33599036
Psychiatrists can treat hepatitis C.
Roder C, Nguyen P, Harvey C, Wardrop M, Finlay J, Ogunleye L, Hill H, Athan E, Wade AJ. Roder C, et al. J Viral Hepat. 2021 Dec;28(12):1763-1764. doi: 10.1111/jvh.13622. Epub 2021 Oct 20. J Viral Hepat. 2021. PMID: 34582612 No abstract available.

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