[Mental disorders in patients with HIV infection: systematics and features of development].

Objective: To identify and systematize characteristics and patterns of formation and development of mental disorders in HIV-infection.

Material And Methods: Two hundred and fifty patients with HIV-infection and 50 injection drug users, aged 18-50 years, were examined. Most of HIV-infected people were aged from 21 to 40 years. In addition to clinical and psychopathological methods, clinical laboratory instrumentation and experimental psychological method were used.

Results And Conclusion: Mental disorders in HIV-infected patients include psychogenic-reactive, exogenous organic and personality disorders. The dynamics of these disorders depends on the combined effects of somatogenic, nosogenic and premorbid personality factors.