Abstract
Human-immunodeficiency (HIV) virus is a neurotropic virus that enters the central nervous system by crossing blood brain barrier early in infection. HIV virus independently infects and destroys neuronal cells causing neuropsychiatric morbidity ranging from psychiatric illnesses to cognitive deficits. Several research studies have consistently reported higher prevalence of neuropsychiatric manifestations in patients with HIV/ AIDS. Further, there is an urgent need to sensitize health care providers regarding the relationship between HIV/ AIDS and neuropsychiatric morbidity to empower them to screen for psychiatric diseases.An early identification and treatment of psychiatric conditions in patients with HIV will help to improve compliance to anti-retroviral therapy, & coping with stress of living with HIV thereby improving quality of life. The review discusses prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in patients with HIV/ AIDS.
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