Diagnosis and Clinical Features of Major Neuropsychiatric Disorders in HIV Infection
Lucía Gallego Deike 1, Pablo Barreiro 2, Juan José Lopéz-Ibor 3
1 Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos; Department of Psychiatry, Universidad Complutense; Madrid, Spain; 2 Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Carlos III-La Paz University Hospital. Madrid, Spain; 3 NULL
*Correspondence: Juan José Lopéz-Ibor, Email not available
Abstract
The prevalence of neuropsychiatric disorders is high in HIV-infected individuals. Despite being frequent, these disorders are often underdiagnosed and undertreated. Many of these conditions show differential clinical features as compared with HIV-uninfected individuals. The main neuropsychiatric disorders observed in HIV patients are described. Routine psychiatric evaluation of HIV-infected persons may enhance adherence to antiretroviral treatment, decrease risk behaviors, reduce medical complications and use of hospital services and, ultimately, may improve the quality of life.
