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Published Online: 1986, pp. 497–642

The Daughter as the Principal “Double” in a Capgras’ Syndrome: Psychodynamic Correlates

David A. Fishbain, M.D., and Jeffrey Schiffman, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 40, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1986.40.4.607

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Abstract

In a case of Capgras’ syndrome the primary double is usually the spouse. In the described case, the patient chose as a double her pregnant 15-year-old daughter even though her spouse and four other children lived with her. A psychodynamic explanation for this choice is offered within the mechanism of the “ambivalence theory.”

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 40 • Number 4 • 1986, pp. 497–642

Pages: 607 - 611

PubMed: 3812829

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Published in print: 1986, pp. 497–642

Published online: 30 April 2018

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David A. Fishbain, M.D.^*

Miami, Florida

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Jeffrey Schiffman, M.D.^†

Miami, Florida

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Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurological Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine; Psychiatrist, University of Miami Comprehensive Pain and Rehabilitation Center. Mailing address: Department of Psychiatry, P.O. Box 016960. Mental Health Building, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33101.

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Resident in Psychiatry, University of Miami School of Medicine.

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The Daughter as the Principal “Double” in a Capgras’ Syndrome: Psychodynamic Correlates

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