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Abstract Psychodermatology is a subspecialty of dermatology that is of increasing interest to dermatologists and patients. The case for the provision of at least regional psychodermatology services across Europe is robust. Psychodermatology services have been shown to have better, quicker and more cost‐efficient clinical outcomes for patients with ...
Laurent Misery +16 more
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Sensations of skin infestation linked to abnormal frontolimbic brain reactivity and differences in self-representation [PDF]
Some patients experience skin sensations of infestation and contamination that are elusive to proximate dermatological explanation. We undertook a functional magnetic resonance imaging study of the brain to demonstrate, for the first time, that central ...
A.P. Bewley +42 more
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Addiction: A treatise from 1561
Abstract Background and aims In 1561, physician and philosopher Pascasius Justus Turq published a monograph on the description and treatment of pathological gambling. When the monograph came to the attention of the authors in 2006, there existed no known translation of it in any modern language. In 2014, it was translated and published in French.
Louise Nadeau, Marc Valleur
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Delusional disorder of snake infestation – A diagnostic dilemma
Delusional infestation is a condition where one believes that he or she has a large parasitic infestation. We present a case with delusion of snake infestation as the only psychotic symptom without any primary psychotic or mood disorder.
K Priya Nayak, Safeekh A T
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We conducted a retrospective observational study to investigate levels of active suicidality in psychodermatology patients. From this we identified identified key risk factors for suicidality and proposed a model for assessing and managing a suicidal patient in clinic.
Katie Lockwood +3 more
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Childhood abuse and the content of delusions [PDF]
Original article can be found at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01452134 Copyright Elsevier Ltd.We aimed to investigate possible associations between histories of childhood abuse and the content of delusions for individuals with psychotic ...
Barker +19 more
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Psychocutaneous disorders require a multidisciplinary approach. Better recognition of the underlying psychiatric comorbidities may lead to improved patient outcomes. We hope this review will serve as a bridge between dermatology and psychiatry. Abstract Introduction The study of psychocutaneous disorders requires a multidisciplinary approach.
Mary Zagami +6 more
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Folie en Famille: A Case Report of Shared Delusory Parasitosis
Introduction Delusional parasitosis, first documented in 1946, is a rare psychiatric illness described as both a stand-alone diagnosis, as well as a secondary condition to an underlying psychiatric or medical pathology, or substance use.
A. Al Siaghy, Y. Zoghbi, M. Azeem
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Description of a new actinosporean type from South African freshwater [PDF]
The 1st report on actinospores described these organisms as parasites related to myxosporeans. For a long time this group of parasites was believed to represent an independent taxonomic entity.
Avenant-Oldewage, Annemarie +2 more
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Delusions of Parasitosis: An Update
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 ...
Adam Reich +2 more
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