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A capgras like state for inanimate objects: two case reports.

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Delusional doubling of inanimate objects, similar to Capgras delusion, occurred in two patients with existing psychoses. This rare symptom offers insights into psychosis and delusion formation.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Neurology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Capgras delusion typically involves the mistaken belief that familiar people have been replaced by impostors.
  • Delusional misidentification syndromes are rare but significant manifestations of psychosis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe and discuss the uncommon clinical feature of delusional doubling of inanimate objects.
  • To explore the presentation of this symptom in patients with pre-existing psychotic disorders.

Main Methods:

  • Case report methodology was employed.
  • Detailed clinical observation and phenomenological description of two patients were conducted.

Main Results:

  • Two cases of pre-existing psychoses presented with delusional doubling of inanimate objects.
  • This symptom resembled the Capgras delusion but was applied to non-human objects.

Conclusions:

  • Delusional doubling of inanimate objects is a rare but distinct clinical phenomenon.
  • This symptom may represent an unusual manifestation within the spectrum of delusional misidentification syndromes in psychosis.