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Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr 2000; 68(11): 516-522
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-10031
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Psychiatrische Doppelgänger-phänomene unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Capgras-Syndroms

D. Arenz
  • Rhein-Mosel-Fachklinik AndernachZentrum für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Neurologie(Ärztl. Direktor: Dr. med. F. Hilgenstock)
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31 December 2000 (online)

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Zusammenfassung:

Es werden die psychiatrischen Doppelgängerphänomene zusammengestellt und näher untersucht. Hauptaugenmerk wird dabei dem Capgras-Syndrom als dem bekanntesten und am besten untersuchten psychiatrischen Doppelgängererlebnis gewidmet, und der Frage möglicher ätiologischer Aspekte nachgegangen. Es wird in diesem Zusammenhang auch auf andere wahnhafte Personenverkennungen, wie Frégoli-Syndrom, Syndrome of Subjective Doubles, Intermetamorphose und weitere in der Literatur beschriebene Variationen eingegangen.

The Capgras Syndrome and Other Experiences of Imagined Duplicated Identity or “Double”:

The present paper classifies and analyzes the experience of the “double” in depth. Main focus is on the Capgras experience - certainly the best known phenomenon of the double - and its possible etiology is examined. Moreover, a few other delusional experiences of misidentification of person are also considered, such as the Frégoli phenomenon, the syndrome of subjective doubles, intermetamorphosis as well as other variants described in the literature.

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