[Characteristics of the nature and dynamics of neuropsychic disorders in patients with newly detected pulmonary tuberculosis undergoing intensive chemotherapy].

Using a clinical and psychopathological technique of examination the authors have investigated the mental condition of 232 patients with new cases of tuberculosis. Neurotic disturbances have been diagnosed in 64.7% of the patients, with asthenic and depressive syndromes constituting 84.7% of all mental disorders. Premorbid personality peculiarities are significantly correlated (p less than 0.001) with the incidence and nature of mental disorders, being most frequent in individuals with asthenic and psychoasthenic features. Specific antituberculosis therapy fails to control neurotic disturbances by the end of the main course of the inpatient treatment in 51.5% of the patients which poses a question about the necessity of psychotropic therapy.