Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Scholars Compass Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 2005 Substance Abuse and Psychosocial Factors in the Hepatitis C Population: Identifying Risk Factors in Disease Severity and Quality of Life Jill Courtney Clarida Virginia Commonwealth University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd Part of the Psychology Commons © The Author Downloaded from https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1531 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at VCU Scholars Compass It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of VCU Scholars Compass For more information, please contact libcompass@vcu.edu ... Abstract SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS IN THE HEPATITIS C POPULATION: IDENTIFYING RISK FACTORS IN DISEASE SEVERITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE By Jill C Clarida, M.S A dissertation submitted in. .. have specific fears including abandonment, pain, death, and the exposure of their drug use or unsafe sexual activity Uncertainties of the outcome of the infection can lead to anxiety and depression... Department of Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, & Psychology Sandra Gramling, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychology Hepatitis C is the most common chronic blood-borne infection in the United