Somatic-Type Delusional Disorder: A Case Report and Comments.
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Psychodermatology Unit, Department of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Pomorska 251, 92-213 Lodz, Poland.
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Name: Acta dermato-venereologica
ISSN: 0001-5555
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21031280
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/00015555-0992
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Paranoid Disorders
Chronic mental disorders in which there has been an insidious development of a permanent and unshakeable delusional system (persecutory delusions or delusions of jealousy), accompanied by preservation of clear and orderly thinking. Emotional responses and behavior are consistent with the delusional state.
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Haloperidol
A phenyl-piperidinyl-butyrophenone that is used primarily to treat SCHIZOPHRENIA and other PSYCHOSES. It is also used in schizoaffective disorder, DELUSIONAL DISORDERS, ballism, and TOURETTE SYNDROME (a drug of choice) and occasionally as adjunctive therapy in MENTAL RETARDATION and the chorea of HUNTINGTON DISEASE. It is a potent antiemetic and is used in the treatment of intractable HICCUPS. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p279)
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