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Outcomes of a fledgling public dermatology clinic in rural Australia

Australasian Journal of Dermatology, Volume 66, Issue 2, Page 93-96, March 2025.
Abstract There is paucity of research available regarding the epidemiological characteristics of patients attending dermatology outpatient services in rural Australia. We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients attending a public dermatology clinic established at Dubbo Base Hospital in rural New South Wales. The broad range of dermatological
Grace Xiaoying Li, Xin Lin Wong, Deshan Frank Sebaratnam   +2 more
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Folie à famille: A case report

Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry, 2018
Delusional parasitosis is a rare psychiatric disorder. Development of this condition as an induced delusional disorder among all family members (folie à famille) is even rarer.
A. Ellepola
doaj   +1 more source

Consciousness in non‐REM‐parasomnia episodes

Journal of Sleep Research, Volume 34, Issue 1, February 2025.
Summary Sleepwalking and related parasomnias are thought to result from incomplete awakenings out of non‐rapid eye movement (non‐REM) sleep. Non‐REM parasomnia behaviours have been described as unconscious and automatic, or related to vivid, dream‐like conscious experiences.
Francesca Siclari
wiley   +1 more source

Delusional parasitosis: the importance of a multidisciplinary approach [PDF]

Eur Psychiatry
Introduction Delusional parasitosis, also known as delusional infestation or Ekbom’s syndrome, is a rare psychotic disorder characterized by the false belief that a parasitic skin infestation exists, despite the absence of any medical evidence to support
Calvo Valcárcel M, Guerra Valera G, Andreo Vidal M, Martín Santiago O, Lorenzo Hernando M, Pando Fernández M, Martinez Gimeno P, Guillén Soto M, Rodríguez Rodríguez B, Navarro Barriga N, Fernández Lozano M, Mateos Sexmero M, De Andrés Lobo C, Vallecillo Adame M, Jimenez Aparicio T, Monllor Lazarraga A, Ríos Vaquero M, Rojas Vázquez L, Sobrino Conde L, Aparicio Parra A, Lorenzo Chapatte G.   +20 more
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Undiagnosed Delusional Infestation Leading to Severe Self‐Inflicted Injuries: A Case Report

Case Reports in Psychiatry, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Background Delusional infestation (DI), or delusional disorder, somatic type, is a rare psychiatric condition characterized by a fixed false belief of infestation despite lack of medical evidence. Patients frequently resist psychiatric care due to poor insight and somatic preoccupation, increasing the risk of delayed diagnosis and serious self‐harm ...
Xiaofeng Yan, Kirsi Anselmi-Stith, James A. Bourgeois, Nikhat Kaura   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychodermatology in Hungary: Awareness and practice patterns of dermatologists

Skin Health and Disease, Volume 4, Issue 5, October 2024.
Abstract Background Psychodermatology is an interdisciplinary branch of medicine between psychiatry /psychology and dermatology. Objectives This study aimed to assess Hungarian dermatologists' awareness, practice patterns and attitudes towards psychodermatology.
Gabriella Cápec, Mohammad Jafferany, Szergej Cápec, Sára Hoffmann, Miklós Sárdy   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Amending the revisionist model of the Capgras delusion: A further argument for the role of patient experience in delusional belief formation [PDF]

, 2014
Recent papers on the Capgras delusion have focused on the role played by subpersonal abductive inference in the formation and maintenance of the delusional belief. In these accounts, the delusional belief is posited as the first delusion-related event of
Young, Garry, Young, G
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Self inflicted injury in a case of delusional parasitosis [PDF]

Delusional parasitosis also known as Ekbom’s syndrome, is a fixed, firm, false belief about a parasitic infestation of skin despite absence of evidence. Non-suicidal self injury (NSSI) is the deliberate and direct change leading to destruction of healthy
Ghosh, Anuradha, Bandyopadhyay, Gautam Kumar, Roy, Surjya, Kundu, Muktananda, Datta, Subhendu, Bhattacharyya, Debasis, Sarkar, Ayan   +6 more
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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 ...
Bortolotti L, Broome, Matthew R., Bortolotti, L, Broome, MR, Bortolotti, Lisa, Broome M, Bortolotti, Lisa; id_orcid   +6 more
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Pharmacological treatment for mental health illnesses in adults receiving dialysis: A scoping review

Fundamental &Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 38, Issue 5, Page 862-882, October 2024.
Abstract Background Pharmacologic management of mental health illnesses in patients receiving dialysis is complex and lacking data. Objective Our objective was to synthesize published data for the treatment of depression, bipolar and related disorders, schizophrenia or psychotic disorders, and anxiety disorders in adults receiving hemodialysis or ...
Jenny Wichart, Peter Yoeun, Tracy Chin, Christopher Evernden, Charlotte Berendonk, Jodi Kerr, Alexandra Birchall, Belinda Boschee, Kimberly Defoe, Jasleen Dhaliwal, Tasia KarisAllen, Megan Kennedy, Alexis McDonald, Monika K. Mierzejewski, Kara Schick‐Makaroff   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source