title: A review of delusions of parasitosis, part 2: treatment options.
abstract: Delusions of parasitosis (DOP), a psychiatric disorder in which patients erroneously insist that they are infested with parasites, remains a treatment problem for dermatologists. Generally, these patients are resistant to psychiatric referral and treatment with psychotropic medications. We discuss treatment options and management recommendations. Pimozide, along with judicious patient communication, remains the treatment of choice for DOP.
authors.affiliation: Northridge Hospital Medical Center, California, USA. rachelbak@gmail.com
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bak
authors.forename: Phani
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tumu
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D003702:Delusions / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010272:Parasitic Diseases