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Capgras: Case study and reappraisal of psychopathology
Author(s) -
Dally Peter,
Gomez Joan
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1979.tb02528.x
Subject(s) - psychopathology , psychology , delusion , psychosis , capgras syndrome , sign (mathematics) , psychiatry , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , mathematical analysis , mathematics
A case of the Capgras phenomenon in a man of 58, arising during the course of a depressive illness, is described. Physical, electroencephalographic and psychometric investigations gave no sign of organic disease, and recovery was complete. Factors leading to the development of a depressive psychosis and its particular manifestation in the Capgras delusion are traced in detail. The psychopathology of the condition and the implications for treatment are discussed.