title: The ‘snake’ man: ophidianthropy in a case of schizophrenia, along with literature review.
abstract: Clinical lycanthropy is a rare form of reverse intermetamorphosis; intermatamorphosis being one of the delusional misidentification syndromes, in which patients believe that they are undergoing transformation or have transformed into a non-human animal. Psychiatric diseases commonly associated with it are schizophrenia, affective disorders, substance use, personality disorders and general medical conditions. Here we report the unique case of an ophidianthropy along with other psychopathologies in a patient of schizophrenia. The different neurochemicals associated with lycanthropy are also discussed.
authors.forename: Gargi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.forename: Shamsul H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Nizamie
authors.forename: Nirmalya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Sai K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Tikka
authors.forename: Bikramaditya
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003702:Delusions / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D006220:Haloperidol