(4) In a retrospective study of 147 patients with delusional parasitosis, 33% of these patients described themselves as disabled, 28% were retired, and 26% were employed.
L, it was initially estimated that it would take at least 2 weeks for the delusional parasitosis to significantly respond to antipsychotic therapy.
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Delusional parasitosis and the dopamine transporter.
(3) Olanzapine has received attention in the Archives of Dermatology on multiple occasions, with most patients responding to a 20 mg schizophrenia dosage; however, case reports exist of positive results in
delusional parasitosis at dosages of 1.25 mg.
New to the second edition is a chapter on the social and cultural factors which allow these treatable diseases to continue to occur on a large scale, as well as new chapters on distinguishing tropical infectious disease from bioterrorism; migrant, immigrant, and refugee health;
delusional parasitosis; Nipah and Hendra viral infections, and tropical infectious disease concerns in pregnancy.
An audience poll showed that respondents were divided as to whether patients presenting with delusional infestation, also known as
delusional parasitosis, should be confronted, referred to a psychiatrist, treated with an antipsychotic, or approached in some other way.
Literature on psychiatric treatment is limited, but SSRIs, lithium, benzodiazepines, and atypical antipsychotics (for
delusional parasitosis) may be effective.
