Abstract
Psychiatric disease is a frequent complication of HIV-infection. Schizophrenic psychosis, major depression, affective disorders, phobia and drug addiction occur among others. Furthermore, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) can provoke psychiatric illness in HIV-infected patients. Intrapersonnel and psychosocial factors of this systemic manifestation are described, additionally, diagnostic and therapeutic problems are presented in detail.
Translated title of the contribution | Psychiatric complications of HIV-infection |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 70-72 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | MMW-Fortschritte der Medizin |
Volume | 145 |
Issue number | SUPPL. 1 |
State | Published - 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |