Delusional parasitosis: Time to call it delusional infestation

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-2

  Bewley, A P ^a   Lepping, P ^b,d   Freundenmann, R W ^c   Taylor, R ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^d GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PIMOZIDE; RECREATIONAL DRUG; RISPERIDONE;

CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DELUSIONAL PARASITOSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORGELLONS DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 77954014576     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09841.x     Document Type: Editorial

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