Since the late 1990s, bed bugs of the species Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus have
undergone a worldwide resurgence. These bed bugs are blood-sucking insects that readily …

There is often difficulty differentiating between psychosomatic, somatopsychic, multisystem
illness, and different degrees of medical uncertainty. Uncommon, complex, and multisystem …

Дерматология–одна из областей общей медицины, в которой происходит накопление
психических расстройств, выявляемых как минимум у 1/3 больных. В структуре …

This book explores the historical background to, and present-day understanding of, a
number of unusual psychiatric disorders. This fully revised new edition contains a new …

Delusional parasitosis, also known as delusional infestation or Ekbom syndrome, is a
relatively infrequent psychotic disorder characterized by an unwavering false belief that …

Delusional parasitosis is a monosymptomatic hypochondriacal state that causes great
suffering for the patient and great suffering for those around them. Dermatologists are …

The terminology, classification, diagnosis and treatment of self-inflicted dermatological
lesions are subjects of open debate. The present study is the result of various meetings of a …

Background Morgellons is a poorly characterized constellation of symptoms, with the
primary manifestations involving the skin. We conducted an investigation of this unexplained …

Pruritus and psyche are intricately and reciprocally related, with psychophysiological
evidence and psychopathological explanations helping us to understand their complex …

Psychodermatology is a subspecialty of dermatology that is of increasing interest to
dermatologists and patients. The case for the provision of at least regional …