Morgellons disease as internet meme

Psychosomatics

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-

  Lustig, Andrew ^a   Mackay, Sherri ^a   Strauss, John ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DELUSIONAL PARASITOSIS; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MORGELLONS DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE;

HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MORGELLONS DISEASE;

EID: 61849124779     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.50.1.90     Document Type: Letter

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