Successful treatment of delusion of parasitosis with risperidone

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 112-113

  Mahgoub, Nahla A ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIMOZIDE; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DELUSION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PARASITOSIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIZATION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39749195413     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.2008.20.1.112     Document Type: Letter

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