[The concept of metamorphosis in psychopathology]

The authors take into account the psychopathological issue of "metamorphosis" (or transformation of the Self) firstly with the observation of some clinical cases. The psychopathological problem is set as a disorder of the s.c. "awareness of the Self" and considered in the light of a close relationship with the subjective body experience. The clinical discussion on the metamorphosis problem is developed taking also into account the data coming from the anthropological research.