Delusional Misidentification: A Plea for an Agreed Terminology and Classification

Pauw, K W de

doi:10.1159/000284858

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“…In this case, the term doubled should be used. Despite other suggestions such as altered, substituted and transformed [10], I have decided in favor of the combined term altered and doubled.…”

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“…In 1994, DePauw [10] published a survey of the different terms and contradictions. He presented the classifications existing at that time from Vié [11], Christodoulou [12], de Pauw [13], Malloy et al [14], Fleminger and Burns [15] and Banov et al [16].…”

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“…DePauw [10] and several other authors came to the conclusion that a system of consistent terminology and classification is urgently required. Marková and Berrios [17] demanded a standardization of the different classifications and terms as well.…”

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A New Classification of the Delusional Misidentification Syndromes

Rössner¹

2002

Psychopathology

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In recent years, a great number of very different and in part contradictory terminologies and classifications of delusional misidentification syndromes (DMS) have been published. In various case reports, several authors have also made contradictory comments on questions concerning classification, etiology and assignment to a possible entity of DMS. Further development and extension of the classifications proposed during recent years did not help to eliminate discrepancies and contradictions. The classification presented here has not shown any inconsistencies so far and it allows the classification of any DMS that has been examined recently.

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A New Classification of the Delusional Misidentification Syndromes

Rössner¹

2002

Psychopathology

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“…Delusional misidentification syndromes (DMS) -characterized by a belief in duplicates and replacements-can occur in several organic and major psychiatric disorders [1][2][3] . Recently, approaching an agreement on a clarifying classification of the misidentification phenomena, several authors 4-6 conceptualise two essentially different types of delusional misidentification syndromes, as the Capgras type (misidentificational disturbance with replacements) and the clonal pluralization type (pluralizational delusion with duplicates).…”

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Clonal pluralization, as an interpretative delusion after a hallucinatory form of autoscopy

Nagy

Tényi²,

Kovács

et al. 2009

Eur. J. Psychiat.

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HUNGARYABSTRACT -Background and Objectives: Delusional misidentification syndromes are widely present in several major psychiatric and neurological disorders. After reviewing the recent terminology and psychopathology of the double phenomenon in the literature, the authors present a case of a patient with dementia, vascular type, where clonal pluralization of the Self appeared as a secondary, interpretative delusion after a hallucinatory type of autoscopic experience.Methods: Review of the literature and a case report.Results: In the presented case the linear evolution and the interpretative aspect of the arising misidentification phenomena are predominant. The differential diagnosis and the distinctive characteristics of the presented case from other potential delusional misidentification syndromes are also discussed. Brain lesions and neuropsychological impairments seem necessary, but the full development of these syndromes depends upon the individual's responses to his or her defects as much as the defects themselves.Conclusions: Overviewing the broad spectrum of concepts on delusional misidentification syndromes, the authors emphasize the importance of those approaches which enhance the disappearance of the classical organic-functional dichotomy on the double phenomenon and which try to clarify the neurocognitive background of delusional misidentifications.

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“…Delusional misidentification syndromes (DMS) can involve other people, oneself, objects or places [14]. Syndromes that involve other people include the Capgras syndrome [1], the Fregoli syndrome [2], the syndrome of intermetamorphosis [3], the syndrome of subjective doubles [5], and MacCallum delusion [6].…”

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confidence: 99%