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Canine Capgras

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Barry Wright ,
Richard Mindham  and
Wendy Burn
Barry Wright
Affiliation:
Academic Unit of Psychiatry, 15, Hyde Terrace, Leeds University, Leeds LS2 9LT, England
Richard Mindham
Affiliation:
Academic Unit of Psychiatry, 15, Hyde Terrace, Leeds University, Leeds LS2 9LT, England
Wendy Burn
Affiliation:
Newsome Centre, Seacroft Hospital, Leeds LS 14 6UH, England
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Abstract

Two separate cases are reported in which a woman believed that her pet dog had been replaced by an identical double. The psychodynamic issues which these reports raise are discussed. In the Capgras delusion the double is usually a key figure in the life of the patient. These reports highlight the fact that this key figure may be a domestic animal.

Keywords

Capgras syndromeCase report.
Type
Clinical and Brief Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , March 1994 , pp. 31 - 33
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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