Currently, 2.1 million People in India are living with HIV. Significant psychiatric changes occur in HIV patients besides immunological, neurological and overall pathological changes. This article reviews psychiatric manifestations in HIV seropositive patients and efficacy of the available clinical management strategies. Patients seropositive for HIV are at increased risk of developing psychiatric symptoms compared to general population.
These mental health issues are negatively correlated with antiretroviral treatment outcome. The recognition of the psychopathological changes in HIV-infected patients is often complicated by complex biological and social circumstances associated with the disease. More often HIV patients have to deal with social stigma, shame and discrimination, which often cause psychological problems. Psychiatric manifestations in HIV patients Depression: The most…
