Capgras syndrome: a case report from Zimbabwe.
A case of Capgras syndrome in a black Zimbabwean patient is described. The syndrome occurs in the setting of a schizophrenic illness, but psychodynamic factors are readily identified despite the patient's different cultural background.
Department of Psychiatry, Godfrey Higgins School of Medicine, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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D000328:Adult; D002194:Capgras Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003702:Delusions / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000150:complications*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D015030:Zimbabwe