Psychogenic parasitosis: A case series and literature review

Psychosomatics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 491-500

  Slaughter, James R ^a   Zanol, Karen ^a   Rezvani, Hushman ^a   Flax, Julia ^a  

^a Dept of Psychiatry and Neurology ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CAMPHOR; CLONAZEPAM; DOXEPIN; HALOPERIDOL; MENTHOL; NEFAZODONE; OLANZAPINE; PIMOZIDE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SERTRALINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PARASITOSIS; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; REVIEW; SUGGESTION;

EID: 0031770013     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3182(98)71281-2     Document Type: Review

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