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Unusual conditions: delusional infestation with insects or spiders

  • Written by Jessica O'Connell, Psychologist, University of Melbourne
imageWhat causes some people to become convinced their skin or bodies are infested with crawling critters?from www.shutterstock.com

Insects often scare or disgust us. But a small proportion of people don’t just experience normal fear. They live with the terrifying and unshakeable belief that insects have invaded their body despite medical evidence...

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