An unusual case of Capgras syndrome: the psychiatric ward as a stage.
A 31-year-old male psychiatric patient presented with an unusual multifaceted delusion of misidentification including Capgras syndrome, in which people in the immediate environment, the other patients and hospital staff, were seen as hired actors in a stage production. The genesis and reinforcement of his delusional thinking appears to be the results of psychological, organic, and ecological factors.
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Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
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D000328:Adult; D002194:Capgras Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012931:Social Environment