Atypical antipsychotics in the treatment of delusional parasitosis.

Delusional parasitosis is the false belief that one's body is infested with one or many different living organisms. Historically, it has been treated with conventional antipsychotics with only moderate success. The conventional antipsychotic most commonly used has been pimozide.

Sun protection counseling by pediatricians.

Objective: We conducted a pilot study in Florida to assess the extent to which caretakers reported sun protection counseling by their physicians. We also sought to determine whether caretakers who reported receiving counseling had more favorable sun protection knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.

Study Design: We sampled 100 caretakers who were attending a university pediatric clinic in Florida and obtained 77 responses.

Sun protection of children at the beach.

Background: We wanted to determine the frequency with which sun protection measures are used by children at the beach.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken that combined a brief, structured interview with direct observation of the sun protection methods (sunscreen, clothing, hats, shade) used for children at a public beach in Florida.

Results: Of the 139 children observed, 97 (69.