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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: 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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A rarely known topic ‘Delusional Parasitosis': A case report (tur) [PDF]
Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2020 Delusional parasitosis (DP) is a delusional disorder with a false belief that the person is infected by parasites or living small creatures, although there is no medical evidence.
Burak Okumuş +2 more
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Successful Ziprasidone Monotherapy in a Case of Delusional Parasitosis: A One-Year Followup [PDF]
Case Reports in Psychiatry, 2013 Delusional parasitosis is characterized by the false idea that own body is infested by invisible mites, insects, or other parasites. This case report describes a 24-year-old woman with delusional parasitosis who was treated with ziprasidone monotherapy ...
Domenico De Berardis +9 more
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Delusional parasitosis of face in a factory worker
Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2011 Delusional parasitosis is a form of monohypochondriacal psychosis, a condition sometimes encountered in psychiatric or dermatological clinical practice. The exact etiology and outcome of this condition is not well known.
Manjeet S Bhatia +2 more
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Delusional Parasitosis: Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Treatment [PDF]
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2010 Delusional parasitosis is a delusional disorder in which the patient has the false and persistent belief that he is infested by some type of parasite or small living creatures. The disease has been called under different names such as “Ekbom syndrome” or
Gonca Karakus
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Exploring delusional parasitosis – a case series of three patients [PDF]
Asian Journal of Medical SciencesDelusional parasitosis is a psychiatric condition where individuals believe they are infested with parasites despite lacking medical evidence. This often leads to underestimation within psychiatric settings.
Abhishek Pathak +4 more
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Delusional parasitosis with hyperthyroidism in an elderly woman: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2013 Introduction Delusional parasitosis is a rare, monosymptomatic psychosis involving a delusion of being infested with parasites. It is commonly observed among female patients over the age of 50. It is classified as a ‘delusional disorder’ according to the
Ozten Eylem +4 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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BJPsych Open, 2017 Background Delusional parasitosis is infrequently seen in hospital-based consultation–liaison psychiatry. Aims Although there are many publications on ...
Adam Trenton +4 more
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