How to approach delusional infestation [PDF]
BMJ, 2015 #### La infestación delirante (anteriormente también conocida como parasitosis delirante o síndrome de Ekbom) es un trastorno raro, pero comúnmente plantea problemas prácticos desproporcionados para los sistemas de salud.1 Se caracteriza por la creencia fija de un paciente de que su piel, cuerpo o entorno inmediato está infestado por patógenos ...
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Delusions of Parasitosis: An Update
Dermatology and Therapy, 2019 Delusional parasitosis, also known as delusional infestation or Ekbom syndrome, is a relatively infrequent psychotic disorder characterized by an unwavering false belief that there is a parasitic infestation of the skin, despite the absence of any ...
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Delusional beliefs and reason giving [PDF]
, 2008 Delusions are often regarded as irrational beliefs, but their irrationality is not sufficient to explain what is pathological about them. In this paper we ask whether deluded subjects have the capacity to support the content of their delusions with ...
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Is Morgellons an organic disease? structural and functional abnormalities implicated in the pathophysiology of delusional infestation [PDF]
, 2020 Little is known about the pathophysiology of delusional infestation (DI), a psychodermatologic condition in which patients have a fixed, false belief of being infested with parasites or inanimate material in their skin, despite lack of objective evidence.
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Brief cognitive behavioural therapy for post-stroke ‘delusional infestation’ in a 71-year-old man: a single case experimental design [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Delusional infestation is a condition at the interface of tactile and visual hallucinations and delusions. Individuals with this condition hold the fixed and false belief that their body or their environment is infested with parasites ...
McKinnon, Aimee I, Dow, Rebecca
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Delusional parasitosis: A case series
Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2023 Delusional parasitosis (DP) is an infrequent psychotic illness, where the patient has a false but firm belief that his body is infested with parasites. It can be primary or secondary.
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Improving care for delusional infestation patients: What can dermatologists learn from an entomologist? [PDF]
, 2021 Delusional Infestation (DI), represents one of the most difficult patient encounters that dermatology practitioners may experience. It is common for DI patients to doctor shop.
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Frequency of delusional infestation by proxy and double delusional infestation in veterinary practice: Observational study [PDF]
British Journal of Psychiatry, 2015 BackgroundNothing is known about the prevalence of delusional infestation in veterinary practice and the consequences for psychiatrists.AimsWe attempted to examine the frequency of delusional infestation among pet owners presenting their animals to veterinary clinics.MethodWe conducted a survey ...
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Affective reactions to auditory hallucinations in psychotic, evangelical and control groups [PDF]
, 2001 Objectives: Building on recent work on the similarities and differenes in delusional ideation between psychotic and religious populations (Peters, Day, McKenna, and Orbach, 1999), the experiences of auditory hallucinations in psychotic, evangelical and ...
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Delusions of Disseminated Fungosis
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2014 Introduction. Delusional infestation is a rare monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis according to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013).
Ian Gassiep, Paul Matthew Griffin
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