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Delusional Parasitosis in Comorbidity With Shared Paranoid Disorder in a Marriage [PDF]
Case Reports in PsychiatryDelusional parasitosis is a psychotic disorder where the patient has the delusion of being infested with some insect or parasite. In contrast, shared paranoid disorder or folie à deux is described when the same delusions affect two or more closely ...
Jonatan Escobar-Herrera +4 more
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Delusional parasitosis after sexual abuse
Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2021 Aslam Khan +3 more
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Delusional Parasitosis Impeding Delivery of Acute Care in a Cancer Patient [PDF]
Diseases, 2018 Taking care of patients with delusional parasitosis can be challenging. This report illustrates the added management complexity and ethical dilemmas surrounding a patient who was newly diagnosed with an incurable lung cancer, while at the same time was ...
Ivayla I. Geneva
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Ziprasidone in the Treatment of Delusional Parasitosis [PDF]
Case Reports in Dermatology, 2012 Delusional parasitosis is characterized by a patient’s fixed false belief of being infested with parasites or small creatures. The first-line treatment options are typical antipsychotics such as pimozide.
P. Contreras-Ferrer +5 more
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Coexistence of Primary and Secondary Delusional Parasitosis [PDF]
Case Reports in Psychiatry, 2020 Objective. Delusional parasitosis (DP) is a difficult-to-treat condition. It is prevalent in all cultures, societies, and countries. Previous case reports of DP have been published; however, the patient presented in this report is unique because of the ...
Kourtne Roberts +3 more
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Indian Journal of Dermatology, 1996 Delusional parasitosis is a psychocutaneous disorder rarely seen among the family members.
Bhatia M S +3 more
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Delusional parasitosis with folie à deux: A case series
Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2015 Delusional parasitosis (DP) is characterized by single hypochondriacal delusion in which patient feels he/she is infested with insects. The authors present a case series of three cases of DP with shared psychotic disorder (folie ΰ deux) in which one ...
Neena Sanjiv Sawant +1 more
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Delusional parasitosis: Worms of the mind
Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2012 Delusional parasitosis is an uncommon psychotic illness. Patients often report to dermatologists and physicians for treatment and are brought to psychiatric attention only for associated psychological distress. One such case is discussed in this report.
Jyoti Prakash +5 more
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Delusional Parasitosis or Morgellons Disease: A Case of an Overlap Syndrome. [PDF]
Case Rep Dent, 2023 Background. Delusional parasitosis (DP) is a monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis where the patient has the delusion of being infested with parasites, whereas Morgellons disease (MD) is described when the patient has fixed ideation of fibers or other materials emerging from skin.
Alhendi F, Burahmah A.
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Delusional Infestation, Psychiatric Comorbidity, and Dementia: A Review of 146 Swedish Patients [PDF]
Acta Dermato-VenereologicaDelusional infestation is a rare but severe dermatopsychiatric disorder. The diagnosis is associated with great suffering for the patients and their relatives, as well as substantial use of healthcare resources.
Jessica Norberg +2 more
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