title: The Capgras phenomenon.
abstract: The underlying diagnosis of Capgras delusion is not found to be exclusively paranoid schizophrenia, nor is the sex exclusively female, as once was believed. Organic factors play a predominant role in many patients, and 41% of the cases are males. The age at diagnosis in those considered to be schizophrenic is older than is usually expected.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011599:Psychopathology; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000175:diagnosis; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D013577:Syndrome