Capgras syndrome

Capgras syndrome is a mental disorder characterized by a presence of specific delusions. Patients believe that people from their environment, mainly family members, neighbors or even pets, have been replaced by identically looking aliens, and sometimes by robots or extraterrestrials. They cannot logically explain the reason for the replacement and their belief cannot be dissuaded in any way. Interestingly, patients do not try to look for replaced persons, nor they are even curious about what happened to them. Usually they focus on activities aimed at exposing the "impostor". They may also behave very aggressively towards the imaginary double, and they can even attempt to annihilate him. On the other hand, other patients may show fear of the allegedly changed person. Over time, the disease may progress and deepen delusions. Then sick persons may claim that someone or something replaced their personal belongings at night in order to look identical. If there is an animal in the house, it can make the surroundings believe that the animal has also been replaced with another one of the same appearances. In extreme cases, patients claim that parts of their bodies have been replaced. They have doubts about their identity and cannot recognize their reflection in the mirror. Capgras syndrome can result from damage of neural structures in the brain. It can occur as a result of mechanical trauma such as a surgery in the brain, a stroke or a rupture of aneurysms. This type of disorder may also appear in the course of senile dementia. However, delusions of this nature are most often observed in schizophrenics.

https://www.healthline.com/health/capgras-syndrome

https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/what-is-capgras-syndrome-diagnosis-and-treatment-approach

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/impostor-syndrome-capgras#1


Vivas, Jasel Akish / Capgras Delusion

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  1. englishdiary1 grudnia 2020 00:48

    It's a blessing that we're finishing this assignment. Writing about these thing, although interesting, must be pretty depressing. Reading about them certainly is.

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  2. Martyna Mierzejewska3 grudnia 2020 08:46

    Its very sad. Do you know how to treat patients with capgras syndrome?

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