[Characteristics of psychopathological symptomatology in HIV-infection schizophrenic patients].

AIM: To study the psychopathological structure of psychotic syndromes in HIV-infected schizophrenic patients and in patients without HIV infection.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: Forty HIV-infected patients, 23 women and 17 men, with confirmed diagnosis of schizophrenia were included in the study. The control group consisted of 40 patients without HIV infection, 23 women (48%) and 17 men (52%). The psychopathological state in all patients was assessed with the PANSS. Flow cytometry was used to measure immunological parameters in HIV-infected patients. Data analysis included principal component analysis.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: There were independent positive, negative and affective symptoms in the structure of syndromes of schizophrenic patients without HIV. The structure of syndromes in HIV-infected schizophrenic patients included cognitive deficit as well.