Psychiatry

Dermatology

Questions discussed in this category

What work up do you pursue for a thorough evaluation in patients that present with a potential diagnosis of dermatitis artefacta?

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Do you find that hydroxyzine worsens cognitive symptoms in patients who are already susceptible to cognitive impairment (i.e., schizophrenia, ADHD, dementia)?

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What is your approach in counseling a patient with delusions of parasitosis?

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How do you manage lamotrigine or lithium induced acne?

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Would you be comfortable using isotretinoin in a female teenage patient who has a history of depression that is now stable but with a prior suicide attempt two years ago?

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How do you approach managing perioperative anxiety in Mohs patients?

1 Answer available

How do you approach treating patients with delusions of parasitosis who can not tolerate an antipsychotic?

1 Answer available

How do you approach the management of patients on lamotrigine who develop a minor rash?

Should one restart lamotrigine or look for an alternative? If no other alternative available, is slow titration vs regular titration preferred?

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What is your approach to using apremilast for psoriatic arthritis in patients with history of depression?

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Papers discussed in this category

Journal of psychiatric practice, 2018-11

Association Between Delusions of Infestation and Prescribed Narcotic and Stimulant Use.

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2019-05

Diagnosis and management of delusional parasitosis.

Med Hypotheses, 2006 Nov 28

Delusional parasitosis and the dopamine transporter. A new insight of etiology?

J Am Acad Dermatol, 2021 Apr 18

Stimulant use in patients presenting with psychocutaneous disorders.

Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry,

Effects of pimozide on the psychopathology of delusional disorder.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 2008 Nov 17

A small-molecule screen identifies the antipsychotic drug pimozide as an inhibitor of Listeria monocytogenes infection.

Psychosomatics, 1991

Pimozide in the treatment of Capgras' syndrome. A case report.

Clinical and experimental dermatology, 2024 Mar 21

Delusional infestation treated with risperidone: a series of 27 patients.

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV, 2024 May 10

Efficacy of antipsychotics in delusional infestation.

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