Jake makes repeated visits to his doctor because he thinks that parasitic insects are crawling under his skin and are causing massive infections in his body.He refuses to accept the doctor's assurances that there are no insects,and he just has dry skin.Jake is suffering from

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Jake is experiencing a somatic type of delusional disorder, where he is overly preoccupied with physical symptoms and convinced that there is a medical problem that cannot be explained by any actual medical conditions. The belief that he has parasitic insects crawling under his skin is a delusion, which is a fixed and false belief that is not based in reality.

Jake Makes Repeated Visits to His Doctor Because He Thinks