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Background Besides the typical organic aspects of Chagas disease, the patients need to face physical, psychological, social and economic difficulties, which can compromise their quality of life. Consequently they may develop feelings of sadness, grief and loss, and depressive symptoms. Methods This study assessed the quality of life and depressive symptoms in 110 Chagas disease patients using WHOQOL-BREF...