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Capgras syndrome, de Clérambault's syndrome, and folie à deux

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Stephen F. Signer  and
Sarah R. Isbister
Stephen F. Signer*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa
Sarah R. Isbister
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa
*
Royal Ottawa Hospital, 1145 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Z 7K4
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Abstract

A woman with Capgras and de Clérambault's syndromes transmitted persecutory, erotic, and somatic delusions to her son in a folie à deux. Capgras and de Clérambault's syndromes appear together more commonly than is apparent in the literature. Review of these cases shows a strong association with severe affective disorder.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 151 , Issue 3 , September 1987 , pp. 402 - 404
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1987 

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