Tides of emotion: Hepatologists' role in navigating depression and anxiety in liver disease

Affiliations

¹ Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
² Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
³ Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

Sarah Khan et al. Hepatol Commun. 2025.

. 2025 Jul 14;9(8):e0741.

doi: 10.1097/HC9.0000000000000741. eCollection 2025 Aug 1.

¹ Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
² Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
³ Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts to report.

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