ABSTRACT

Hepatitis B virus infection is very important health problem for our country.our country is in mid endemic area for hepatitis B virüs infections.The aim of our study is determine the prevalence of depression among patients with chronic hepatitis B patients and inactive carriers.

In our study involved 82 subjects and 32 chronic hepatitis B patients and 50 inactive carriers.Beck depression inventory (BDI) were applied to all subjects.

Mean score OF BDI was 9.52±5.852.Mean BDI score of inactive carriers group was 7.96±5.654, and chronic hepatitis B patients group was 11.96±5.450.Mean BDI score of chronic hepatitis B patients was significantly higher than inactive carriers group.

Psychiatric assessment and early intervention,treatment are very important in chronic hepatitis B patients.