Course and Outcome of the Delusional Misidentification Syndromes

2015 ◽  
pp. 143-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. N. Christodoulou
Keyword(s):  
Misidentification Syndromes

The delusional misidentification syndromes: Strange, fascinating, and instructive

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
George N. Christodoulou ◽  
Maria Margariti ◽  
Vassilis P. Kontaxakis ◽  
Nikos G. Christodoulou
Keyword(s):  
Misidentification Syndromes

Capgras and Other Misidentification Syndromes

2016 ◽  
pp. 55-73
Author(s):  
Arthur Sinkman
Keyword(s):  
Misidentification Syndromes ◽  
Delusional Belief

Capgras is the delusional belief that people in the sufferer’s life are not who they seem to be, but are identical duplicates who have been substituted for the originals. The copy looks just like the original, although the patient may sometimes notice minor and imaginary differences between the original and the copy, differences that the patient cites as confirmatory evidence that the person is indeed an impostor. Although Capgras was initially thought to occur only during psychotic episodes, it has now been recognized to occur in patients suffering from certain brain conditions as well. Capgras is one of several misidentification syndromes. Other misidentification syndromes, such as the Fregoli delusion and delusion of intermetamorphosis, also are discussed.

Electroconvulsive Therapy as a Contributor to the Production of Delusional Misidentification

1986 ◽  
Vol 148 (6) ◽  
pp. 667-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
George G. Hay
Keyword(s):  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
Organic Component ◽  
Underlying Condition ◽  
Organic Brain Syndrome ◽  
Organic Psychosyndrome ◽  
Organic Brain ◽  
Misidentification Syndromes

Evidence for an organic component in patients with delusional misidentification syndromes is reviewed and three described who developed the Capgras symptom after a course of ECT which produced a mild organic psychosyndrome. The delusion was a complicating factor during treatment, but remitted in all cases as the organic brain syndrome cleared and the underlying condition improved.

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