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Delusional misidentification of familiar inanimate objects. A rare variant of Capgras syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2289103     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 52-year-old woman presented exclusively with delusional misidentification of inanimate objects in the context of a short-lived acute psychotic episode. Certain theories are useful in understanding the formation of delusions of doubles in the patient (e.g. processes intrinsic to the depersonalisation/derealisation phenomena may have been aetiologically significant), but the actual choice of objects remains difficult to explain.
Authors:
R T Abed; W D Fewtrell
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science     Volume:  157     ISSN:  0007-1250     ISO Abbreviation:  Br J Psychiatry     Publication Date:  1990 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-04-03     Completed Date:  1991-04-03     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0342367     Medline TA:  Br J Psychiatry     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  915-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Rotherham District General Hospital.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Capgras Syndrome / diagnosis*,  drug therapy,  psychology
Chlorpromazine / therapeutic use
Clothing
Delusions / diagnosis*,  drug therapy,  psychology
Female
Household Articles
Humans
Middle Aged
Social Isolation
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
50-53-3/Chlorpromazine

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