Successful Ziprasidone Monotherapy in a Case of Delusional Parasitosis : A One-Year Followup
Joint Authors
Serroni, Nicola
De Berardis, Domenico
Mazza, Monica
Fornaro, Michele
Valchera, Alessandro
Iasevoli, Felice
Rapini, Gabriella
Martinotti, Giovanni
di Giannantonio, Massimo
Marini, Stefano
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Delusional parasitosis is characterized by the false idea that own body is infested by invisible mites, insects, or other parasites.
This case report describes a 24-year-old woman with delusional parasitosis who was treated with ziprasidone monotherapy (120 mg/day) with a complete remission of delusion and followed for one year without symptom recurrences.
These findings, although preliminary, indicate that further investigation of ziprasidone monotherapy for the treatment of delusional parasitosis is warranted in further trials.
American Psychological Association (APA)
De Berardis, Domenico& Serroni, Nicola& Marini, Stefano& Rapini, Gabriella& Valchera, Alessandro& Fornaro, Michele…[et al.]. 2013. Successful Ziprasidone Monotherapy in a Case of Delusional Parasitosis : A One-Year Followup. Case Reports in Psychiatry،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
De Berardis, Domenico…[et al.]. Successful Ziprasidone Monotherapy in a Case of Delusional Parasitosis : A One-Year Followup. Case Reports in Psychiatry No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
De Berardis, Domenico& Serroni, Nicola& Marini, Stefano& Rapini, Gabriella& Valchera, Alessandro& Fornaro, Michele…[et al.]. Successful Ziprasidone Monotherapy in a Case of Delusional Parasitosis : A One-Year Followup. Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507580
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-507580