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Afr. j. psychiatry rev. (Craighall)
; 13(1): 61-63, 2010.
Artigo
em Inglês
| AIM
| ID: biblio-1257841
RESUMO
With regard to delusional disorder-somatic subtype there may be a relationship with body dysmorphic disorder. There are reports that some delusional disorders can evolve to become schizophrenia. Similarly; the treatment of such disorders with antipsychotics has been documented. This report describes a case of delusional disorder - somatic type - preceding a psychotic episode and its successful treatment with an antipsychotic drug; thus contributing to what has been documented on the subject