Capgras syndrome: case report of an adolescent and review of literature

J Clin Psychiatry. 1978 Jul;39(7):629-30.

Abstract

Case report of an adolescent with Capgras Syndrome in the absence of organic brain syndrome is presented. Four cardinal features associated with Capgras Syndrome--(1) moderate-to-severe anxiety or stress, (2) ambivalent love-hate relationships with important love objects, (3) body image distortion, and (4) rejection-abandonment phenomena--were developed vis-a-vis the developmental tasks of adolescence. The literature consisting of 75 case reports is reviewed from the standpoint of differential diagnosis especially with respect to organic brain syndromes and schizophrenia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Body Image
  • Delusions / complications*
  • Female
  • Haloperidol / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Object Attachment
  • Psychotic Disorders / complications*
  • Psychotic Disorders / drug therapy
  • Rejection, Psychology
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Syndrome

Substances

  • Haloperidol