Characteristics of psychical disorders and risk behavior of patients
N.N. PETROVA, Е.M. CHUMAKOV
St. Petersburg State University, 7-9 University embankment, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 199034
Petrova N.N. — D. Med. Sc., Professor, Head of the Department of Psychiatry and Narcology, +7-911-211-26-07, e-mail: petrova_nn@mail.ru
Chumakov E.M. — postgraduate student of the Department of Psychiatry and Narcology, +7-911-219-68-71, e-mail: chumakovegor@gmail.com
The article presents the features of the risk behavior of patients in psychiatric hospital and data on the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections. We traced the relationship of mental disorders, risk behavior and HIV infection, including the time of being infected.
Key words: mental disorders, HIV, syphilis, STD.
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