Capgras syndrome related to diazepam treatment.
Capgras syndrome, the delusion that identical-appearing impostors have replaced familiar people, is an unusual phenomenon usually seen in schizophrenia or dementia. We recently cared for a 78 year old man who seemed to develop Capgras syndrome as an adverse reaction to diazepam. An iatrogenic cause should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any new delusion, including Capgras syndrome.
Stewart
Jonathan T
JT
Geropsychiatry Section, Bay Pines VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL 33744, USA. jstewa22@tampabay.rr.com
D000368:Aged; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002194:Capgras Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003975:Diazepam / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D003975:Diazepam