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Published Online: 1976, pp. 1–188

Communication and Reality in the Capgras Syndrome

Edwin J. Mikkelsen, M.D., and Thomas G. Gutheil, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 30, Number 1

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1976.30.1.136

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The study of a case of Capgras syndrome with striking clinical features illuminates the reality elements, affective conflicts, and cognitive processes that go into forming this specific delusion; and raises questions about the nosologic uniqueness of the entity. The meaning of the syndrome as a communication about an altered reality is highlighted.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 30 • Number 1 • 1976, pp. 1–188

Pages: 136 - 146

PubMed: 1259052

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Published in print: 1976, pp. 1–188

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Edwin J. Mikkelsen, M.D.^*

Boston, Mass.

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Thomas G. Gutheil, M.D.^†

Boston, Mass.

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Resident in Psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center; Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. Mailing address: 74 Fenwood Road, Boston, Mass. 02115.

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Assistant Clinical Director, Massachusetts Mental Health Center; Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.

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Communication and Reality in the Capgras Syndrome

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