'Clonal pluralization of the self': a new form of delusional misidentification syndrome.
The authors present a patient with paranoid schizophrenia, who has the delusion that he exists in plural numbers. The patient declares these doubles to be both psychologically and physically completely identical to him, and he believes 'them' to be in fact women. In connection with the case, the authors discuss the phenomena of reduplicative paramnesia and clonal pluralization, and they suggest introducing the psychopathological term 'clonal pluralization of the self' for the reported phenomenon.
Vörös
Viktor
V
Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary. viktor.voros@aok.pte.hu
Tényi
Tamás
T
Simon
Mária
M
Trixler
Mátyás
M
D000328:Adult; D002194:Capgras Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004532:Ego; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000150:complications; D012933:Social Identification