[Clinical aspects and focus of post-schizophrenic depressive states at various stages of the diseases].

The paper presents the results of an examination of 60 schizophrenic patients aged 16-51 years with post-schizophrenic depression (PSD) (F.20.4 according to ICD-10). Taking into consideration PSD position in connection with preceded schizophrenic attack, 3 variations of its dynamics were described in clinical picture of the disease: PSD as a part of psychotic attack, developing on the final stage of its reverse development; PSD as independent affective attack; and, finally, PSD as a "mixed" variety of its dynamics in the form of primary depressive state. A comparison of the variants of PSD dynamics, the structure of its typologic variations with main parameters of the disease at different stages according to follow up study was made. It was found, that PSD is a part of the dynamics of the underlying disease, but not psychopathologic state nosologically independent from it. A problem on the discrepancy of a term "PSD" with clinical essence of this state is discussed.