Capgras delusion
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The Capgras delusion theory (or Capgras syndrome) is a disorder in which a person holds a delusion that a friend, spouse, parent, or other close family member has been replaced by an identical-looking impostor. The Capgras delusion is classified as a delusional misidentification syndrome, a class of delusional beliefs that involves the misidentification of people, places, or objects. It can occur in acute, transient, or chronic forms.
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See also
- Cognitive neuropsychiatry
- Face perception
- Fregoli delusion
- Joseph Capgras
- Monothematic delusion
- Prosopagnosia, or face-blindness
- Changeling
- Doppelgänger
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