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Australas Psychiatry · Dec 2014
Case ReportsPaliperidone: another treatment option for delusional parasitosis.
- Ali Ercan Altınöz, Şengül Tosun Altınöz, Melike Küçükkarapınar, and Behçet Coşar.
- Ankara Penal Institution Campus State Hospital, Psychiatry, Ankara, Turkey ercanaltinoz@hotmail.com.
- Australas Psychiatry. 2014 Dec 1;22(6):576-8.
ObjectivePatients with delusional parasitosis (DP) have a fixed belief of being infested by small pathogens. Typical and atypical antipsychotics are widely used for treating DP. There are limited controlled trials about the treatment of DP and the most useful antipsychotic agent is still unknown. Paliperidone treatment for DP will be demonstrated through two cases. One of these cases had previously used pimozide but had not responded to treatment. Both cases had remission from symptoms with paliperidone. There are only two case reports published about paliperidone treatment for DP.ConclusionPaliperidone appears to have promise in the treatment of DP; however, more case reports and controlled trials are required.© The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2014.
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