The prevalence of Capgras syndrome in a university hospital setting

Tamam L., Karatas G., Zeren T., Ozpoyraz N.

ACTA NEUROPSYCHIATRICA, cilt.15, sa.5, ss.290-295, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1034/j.1601-5215.2003.00039.x
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA NEUROPSYCHIATRICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.290-295
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Capgras syndrome, delusional misidentification syndromes, organic mental disorder, prevalence, psychosis, schizophrenia, DELUSIONAL MISIDENTIFICATION SYNDROMES, ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE, PHENOMENOLOGY
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Capgras syndrome (CS), the most common type of delusional misidentification syndrome, is the delusional belief that significant people in the patient's life have been replaced by identical doubles. Capgras syndrome is thought to be a rare syndrome which commonly occurs in a psychotic context.