[Autoimmune encephalitis: psychiatric aspects].

Autoimmune encephalitis is a group of diseases researched by both neurologists and psychiatrists. Despite a large number of studies and practical recommendations, the differential diagnosis and early diagnostics still remains an important issue. The most difficult to diagnose are cases that debut as mental disorders and/or occur without neurological symptoms.

[Autoimmune encephalitis in psychiatric institution (clinical case)].

Currently there is a new concept of «molecular neuropsychiatry» which aim is identification of biomarkers and biological substrates for mental disorders. Autoimmune encephalitis can start with psychiatric symptoms in 60% of cases. In this article we described a clinical case of a patient, 31 years old, with GABAb-associated AE started with acute polymorphic psychosis.

[Social, demographic and clinical characteristics of female patients with schizophrenia and HIV].

Objective: To evaluate social, demographic and clinical characteristics of women with schizophrenia and HIV.

Material And Methods: Medical histories of patients who were in inpatient treatment during 2017 were retrospectively studied. A total of 174 medical histories were analyzed, but the final analysis included 40 HIV-infected patients (main groups) and 48 patients without HIV infection (comparison group).

[The use of long acting antipsychotics in outpatient care].

Objective: To determine the frequency of administration, efficacy and safety of long acting antipsychotics in day-to-day psychiatric practice in outpatient clinics.

Material And Methods: The study included 90 patients with schizophrenia treated with haloperidol decanoate (=18), rispolept consta (=19), clopixol depot (=25), paliperidone palmitate (=25). Symptoms of schizophrenia were assessed with PANSS during 12 months.