Kandinsky-Clerambault's Syndrome: concept of use for Western psychiatry.
The aim of our paper is to describe Kandinsky-Clerambault's Syndrome, which has important cultural-historical value in the history of psychiatry, and to illustrate the syndrome by means of a case report. Although its component symptoms are known among Western psychiatrists, the syndrome's specific name is generally unknown. The authors suggest that detailed clinical descriptions of some specific conditions may contribute to a more detailed knowledge of psychopathology, a more colorful and memorable view of conditions, with an increased awareness of the historical and cultural origins of psychiatry.
Lerner
Vladimir
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Beersheba Mental Health Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel. lernervld@yahoo.com
Kaptsan
Alexander
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Witztum
Eliezer
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D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001244:Association; D001332:Automatism; D004850:Eponyms; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000266:history; D012426:Russia
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D006220:Haloperidol