RESUMO
Delusional misidentification syndromes (DMSs) are complex psychotic phenomena that may be present in a variety of ways within the context of several neurological and psychiatric disorders. Since the first case of Capgras syndrome was described in 1923, various other syndromes have been identified, including Fregoli syndrome, intermetamorphosis, subjective doubles, reduplicative paramnesia, mirrored self, delusional companions, and clonal pluralization of the self. In this article, we review each of the different syndromes in definition and presentation, as well as the field's attempts at classifying them. We then describe their role in forensic psychiatry, particularly in regard to their potential as a marker of a particular subpopulation or of illness severity and their consideration in risk assessments of violence. A review of the literature was conducted for this purpose, and, although it was extended to include publications from over four decades, it revealed a paucity of research on DMSs.
Assuntos
Síndrome de Capgras/diagnóstico , Esquizofrenia Paranoide/diagnóstico , Encefalopatias/classificação , Encefalopatias/diagnóstico , Encefalopatias/psicologia , Síndrome de Capgras/classificação , Síndrome de Capgras/psicologia , Comportamento Perigoso , Prova Pericial/legislação & jurisprudência , Homicídio/legislação & jurisprudência , Homicídio/psicologia , Humanos , Defesa por Insanidade , Competência Mental/legislação & jurisprudência , Esquizofrenia Paranoide/classificação , Esquizofrenia Paranoide/psicologia , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Chronic delusions are one of the organization units of modern psychiatry since it took shape around the middle of the 19th century. This paper states the emergence and differentiation process of these clinical manifestations in relation to the different theoretical frameworks that explain them, from the 19th century to the rise of encompassing classifications (DSM and CIE) while pointing out their inclusion or disappearance. Then it exposes the clinical characteristics of the appearance and evolution of its main clinical manifestations.