Delusion of oral parasitosis in a patient with major depressive disorder [2]

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 301-302

  Nejad, Alireza Ghaffari ^a   Toofani, Khatereh ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIMOZIDE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELUSION; DELUSIONAL PARASITOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOUTH CAVITY; PARASITOSIS; ANIMAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARASITE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DELUSIONS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARASITES; PIMOZIDE;

EID: 22344436009     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370505000517     Document Type: Letter

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