Course Director:Dr. John Koo, Md
Organized by APMNA (Association for Psychoneurocutaneous Medicine of North America)
States: no conflicts of interest
Learning Objectives- To inform medical practitioners about dermatological delusional disorders, such as delusions of parasitosis.
- To share leading practices and approaches for treating dermatological delusional disorders.
- To highlight care strategies to employ with patients diagnosed with dermatological delusional disorders.
Summary of ModuleDelusions of parasitosis, Morgellons syndrome, and other variations of delusional disorders are perhaps some of the biggest unmet needs in the field of dermatology. This module not only covers the use of some selected medications known to be effective in the treatment of dermatological delusional disorders, but just as importantly, it will cover one psychodermatologist’s approach to connecting with these patients and convincing them to try taking these oral medications. Therefore, in order to successfully manage patients with delusions, it is important to know both the art and the science of delusional disorders encountered in dermatology practice. This module includes information from Dr. John Koo Professor, UCSF, Department of Dermatology. Co-Director, UCSF psoriasis treatment center, phototherapy unit and psycodermatology clinic. He is board certified in psychiatry and dermatology and has more than 300 peer reviewed publications covering the topics of psoriasis, other inflammatory skin conditions such as atopic dermatitis, and psychodermatology. He is the recipient of lifetime achievement award from the national psoriasis foundation, best researcher award, from American skin association, best mentor award from UCSF school of Medicine, and best speaker award from Fall Clinical Dermatology symposium.