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Vive La France: Three Delusional Disorders Originally Reported in the French Medical Literature
Author(s) -
Riggs Shane,
Perry Thomas,
Dowben Jonathan,
Burson Rebecca
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12176
Subject(s) - delusion , delusional disorder , capgras syndrome , psychiatry , psychology , psychosis , psychoanalysis , psychotherapist , medicine
Delusions as a feature of psychosis have long captured the fascination of both psychiatry and the public at large. The French first described three famous delusions: the Cotard delusion, folie à deux, and Capgras delusion. In this article, we examine a case illustrating each delusion and the hallmark features of each as well as a brief discussion about the current understanding of these disorders.