Psychogenic parasitosis: a therapeutic challenge

Psychogenic parasitosis is a debilitating disorder that is typically easy to recognize and difficult to treat. Some of these patients will have a shakable belief in infestation, while others will have a true delusion. Primary care physicians and dermatologists can play an important role in evaluatin...

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Published inMissouri medicine Vol. 104; no. 2; p. 132
Main Authors Edison, Karen E, Slaughter, James R, Hall, Robert D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.2007
Subjects
Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use
Delusions
Dermatology
Humans
Parasitic Diseases - psychology
Primary Health Care
Psychophysiologic Disorders - diagnosis
Psychophysiologic Disorders - drug therapy
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Summary:Psychogenic parasitosis is a debilitating disorder that is typically easy to recognize and difficult to treat. Some of these patients will have a shakable belief in infestation, while others will have a true delusion. Primary care physicians and dermatologists can play an important role in evaluating and categorizing these patients, initiating treatment, and helping them to get the psychiatric care that they need.
ISSN:0026-6620