Delusions of parasitosis: An up-to-date review;Der "dermatozoenwahn": Eine aktuelle übersicht

Fortschritte der Neurologie Psychiatrie

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 531-541

  Freudenmann, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PIMOZIDE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELUSION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOPAMINE RELEASE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; PARASITOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SEROTONIN RELEASE; STANDARD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DELUSIONS; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; PARASITIC DISEASES; PIMOZIDE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 18644362503     PISSN: 07204299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-34666     Document Type: Review

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