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Course and prognosis of the syndrome of doubles.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  619004     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The course and prognosis of 20 patients with the syndrome of doubles (syndrome of Capgras, syndrome of Frégoli, syndrome of intermetamorphosis, syndrome of subjective doubles) were studied. The onset of the syndrome occurred either synchronously or at a later stage than the onset of the associated psychosis. The syndrome failed to remit in seven of the 20 cases, and in the others remission occurred either synchronously with or later than the remission of the basic psychosis. In all cases of depression, the syndrome cleared shortly after remission of the depressive illness. It was, however, more persistent than the accompanying psychosis in the schizophrenic patients with the Capgras variety. Relapse of the basic psychotic condition in the setting of which the syndrome had originally developed was invariably accompanied by reappearance of the syndrome.
Authors:
G N Christodoulou
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of nervous and mental disease     Volume:  166     ISSN:  0022-3018     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Nerv. Ment. Dis.     Publication Date:  1978 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1978-02-23     Completed Date:  1978-02-23     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375402     Medline TA:  J Nerv Ment Dis     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  68-72     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders / complications
Delusions / complications*
Depressive Disorder, Major / complications
Female
Humans
Identification (Psychology)*
Male
Middle Aged
Perceptual Disorders / complications*
Prognosis
Psychotic Disorders / complications*
Recurrence
Remission, Spontaneous
Schizophrenia / complications
Syndrome

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