Dangerous delusions of misidentification of the self.
Delusions of misidentification of the self involve radical misidentification of physical and/or psychological aspects of the self. These delusions have received limited attention from a phenomenological as well as from a forensic psychiatric perspective. In this article we present a series of four cases of dangerous delusional misidentification of the self and discuss important factors that may contribute to their dangerousness.
Silva
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA.
Leong
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Weinstock
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Penny
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