Capgras syndrome

Japanese: カプグラ症状群 - かぷぐらしょうじょうぐん
Capgras syndrome

…He is especially known for his “double illusion” or “double body illusion” (1923) in chronic systematic delusional disorder. Today, this mental symptom, also known as the Capgras syndrome, is a type of misidentification of a familiar person as “a different person, an imposter, even though they look similar.” Although rare, it is seen in schizophrenic mental illnesses, especially in women. He also made many achievements in the research fields of depression, mania, acute confusion, and chronic delusions. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Capgras syndrome" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…彼がとくにその名を残したのは,慢性系統妄想病における〈うり二つの錯覚〉ないし〈二重身の錯覚〉(1923)によってである。今日カプグラ症状群ともよばれているこの精神症状は,〈身近な既知の人物を似ているが別人である,偽者である〉とする一種の人物誤認で,まれではあるが精神分裂病圏の精神病において,それも女子に多くみられるものである。そのほか,鬱(うつ)病や躁(そう)病,急性錯乱,慢性妄想などの研究分野にも多くの業績を残している。…

※「カプグラ症状群」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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