Aripiprazole in delusional parasitosis: Case report

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 784-786

  Rocha, Fábio Lopes ^a   Hara, Cláudia ^b  

^a IPSEMG Instituto de Previdência Dos Servidores do Estado de Minas Gerais   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ARIPIPRAZOLE; BROMAZEPAM; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PIMOZIDE; RISEDRONIC ACID;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; AGED; CASE REPORT; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; LETTER; PARASITOSIS; RETREATMENT; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARASITIC DISEASES; PIPERAZINES; QUINOLONES;

EID: 34047161157     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2007.01.001     Document Type: Letter

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