Lymeská borrelióza a duševní poruchy

Lyme disease (LD) is a multisystemic illness that affects also the central nervous system. Number of case studies describe psychiatric manifestations in patients with LD. The aim of this article is to: 1. draw attention of mental health professionals to recent view on epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, diagnostics and therapy of Lyme disease and describe its clinical course, 2. give a review of the most common psychiatric disorders associated with Lyme disease, 3. offer diagnostic and therapeutical guidelines for management of Lyme disease in psychiatric patients.