Delusional misidentification syndromes: A review of the anglophone literature

Neurology Psychiatry and Brain Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-26

  Moselhy, H ^a   Oyebode, F ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capgras; Delusions; Fregoli; Intermetamorphosis; Psychopathology; Reduplicative Paramnesia; Subjective Doubles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPGRAS SYNDROME; DELUSION; HUMAN; IDENTITY; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; METAMORPHOSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030669708     PISSN: 09419500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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