Psychiatrist-led hepatitis C (HCV) treatment at an opioid agonist treatment clinic in Stockholm– a model to enhance the HCV continuum of care
Overall, successful HCV treatment results and levels of reinfections consistent with the literature were achieved. Bringing HCV diagnostics and treatment to an OAT clinic constitutes a good example of enhancing the HCV continuum of care. Furthermore, HCV treatment education for psychiatrists, addiction specialists and staff at OAT clinics makes HCV care more sustainable, as specifically noted during the COVID-19 pandemic. This successful model of care, introducing HCV treatment by psychiatrists on-site at OAT clinics, has now been further implemented at other OAT clinics in Stockholm.
Authors
- Soo Aleman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0461-4870)
- Martin Kåberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6643-3245)
- Per‐Erik Klasa
- Mikael Sandell
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Stockholm Resilience Centre (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Saint Göran Hospital (SE)
- Centre for Palaeogenetics (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06733-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.32
Funders
- Karolinska Institutet