title: Delusional parasitosis responding to risperidone.
abstract: Delusional parasitosis (DP) appears to be common in India. This condition is more prevalent in elderly people. Currently used treatment pimozide, a high potency antipsychotic, has disadvantage of extra-pyramidal symptoms & tardive dyskinesia in this age group. Hence there is a need to evaluate the use of high potency atypical antipsychotic risperidone in DP. This case report documents the efficacy of risperidone in DP.
authors.affiliation: B.S. NARAYANA GOWDA, M.B.B.S., Junior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, S.S.M.C., Tumkur, Karnataka-572107.
authors.forename: B S Narayana
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Gowda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heebbar
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Sathyanarayana