Delusional parasitic and folie a deux: Case report;Delírio de infestação parasitária e folie à deux: Relato de caso

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 61, Issue 3 B, 2003, Pages 872-875

  Cordeiro Jr , Quirino ^a   Corbett, Carlos Eduardo Pereira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Delusional parasitic infestation; Ekbom's syndrome; Folie deux; Induced psychotic disorder; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELUSION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL PATIENT; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SHARED PSYCHOTIC DISORDER; SIBLING; SYMPTOM; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

EID: 0141917766     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2003000500033     Document Type: Article

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