Original sentence: Currently, there is no accepted national standard for the diagnosis of Morgellons, and medical professionals treat what they believe are underlying conditions causing the symptoms of Morgellons.Most dermatologists use established dermatological treatment regimens including emollients, topical medications, anti-psychotics, and counseling.Some medical professionals use infectious disease treatment regimens including, antibiotics, anti-parasitic, antifungal drugs, herbal supplements and even light therapy.The CDC, "does not endorse or recommend any specific treatment or medications for this condition
Edited sentence: After a thorough medical examination to rule out any organic causes for the symptoms, patients are typically prescribed one of several typical antipsychotic drugs.Although there are anecdotal reports of improvement, there are no peer-reviewed studies of the efficacy of any of these alternative treatments.Antipsychotics are effective at treating delusional parasitosis at doses as low as one-fifth to one-tenth the dose typically prescribed for schizophrenia.As the prevailing medical view of Morgellons is that it is a form of delusional parasitosis, conventional medical treatment for Morgellons is the same as that for delusional parasitosis.Currently, atypical antipsychotics such as olanzapine or risperidone are used as first line treatment.However, pimozide requires frequent electrocardiographic monitoring.In the past, pimozide was the drug of choice; in addition to antipsychotic activity, it also has antipruritic activity, meaning it inhibits the sensation of itching.It has been suggested that the term Morgellons should be adopted by dermatologists to enhance their rapport with their patients, allowing them to overcome this resistence.It is common for patients who believe they have Morgellons to reject a physician's diagnosis of delusional parasitosis.Patients who strongly believe they have Morgellons will frequently reject the diagnosis of delusional parasitosis and seek out a practitioner who will aggressively treat the Morgellons symptoms as if they were caused by an infections process, including the use of antibiotics, antifungals, herbal supplements, and light therapy.Physicians associated with the Morgellons Research Foundation have reported that Morgellons patients who test positive for Lyme disease have been successfully treated with the same potent antibiotic regimen that is sometimes used to treat late stage Lyme