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The Co-existence of Erotomania and Capgras' Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

El-Tayeb A. Zarrouk
El-Tayeb A. Zarrouk*
Affiliation:
Al Ammal Hospital, PO Box 2081, Dubai, UAE
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Abstract

A case of secondary erotomania co-existent with Capgras' syndrome presented with features that have not been reported before. The case is suggested to be a variant of de Cléambault's syndrome. The role of cultural factors in altering the clinical picture is insignificant.

Type
Brief Reports
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 159 , Issue 5 , November 1991 , pp. 717 - 719
Copyright
Copyright © 1991 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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