Successful Ziprasidone Monotherapy in a Case of Delusional Parasitosis: A One-Year Followup

Autor: Domenico De Berardis, Nicola Serroni, Stefano Marini, Gabriella Rapini, Alessandro Valchera, Michele Fornaro, Monica Mazza, Felice Iasevoli, Giovanni Martinotti, Massimo Di Giannantonio
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Psychiatry, Vol 2013 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-682X
2090-6838
DOI: 10.1155/2013/913248
Popis: 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.
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