Open AccessDelusional parasitosis: Worms of the mind
Author(s) -
Jyoti Prakash,
R Shashikumar,
Pookala Shivaram Bhat,
Kalpana Srivastava,
Santanu Nath,
Aruna Rajendran
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/0972-6748.110958
Subject(s) - psychiatry , distress , delusion , psychological distress , psychology , delusional disorder , medicine , clinical psychology , psychosis , anxiety
Delusional parasitosis is an uncommon psychotic illness. Patients often report to dermatologists and physicians for treatment and are brought to psychiatric attention only for associated psychological distress. One such case is discussed in this report.