Delusional parasitosis: A new pathway for diagnosis and treatment

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-117

  Lepping, P ^a   Freudenmann, R W ^b  

^a Wrexham Academic Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; HALOPERIDOL; OLANZAPINE; PIMOZIDE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DELUSION; DELUSIONAL PARASITOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG EFFICACY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DELUSIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISPERIDONE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC;

EID: 38849176810     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2007.02635.x     Document Type: Review

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