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The Syndrome of Capgras

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

John Todd ,
Kenneth Dewhurst  and
Geoffrey Wallis
John Todd
Affiliation:
High Royds Hospital, Menston, West Yorkshire
Kenneth Dewhurst
Affiliation:
University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica
Geoffrey Wallis
Affiliation:
High Royds Hospital, Menston, West Yorkshire
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Summary

Three new cases of the syndrome of Capgras are presented. An unusual variant of the syndrome is recorded. It is contended that the definition of the syndrome should be widened to include impersonators who exhibit slight differences from the prototype, and that ambivalence and projection cannot explain all cases. The syndrome is critically reviewed.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 139 , Issue 4 , October 1981 , pp. 319 - 327
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1981 

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