First reported case of clinical lycanthropy in a 12‐year‐old adolescent: From culture‐bound syndromes to Internet‐mediated delusions?

Guessoum, Sélim Benjamin; Mallet, J.; Todo, Fumie; Benoı̂t, Jean-Pierre; Moro, Marie Rose

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“…Collecting and synthesizing both sociocultural knowledge and neurobiological knowledge on a subject is not an obvious approach, but we argue that it should be more widely utilized. We applied this synthetic approach to study clinical lycanthropy, a syndrome in which patients have the delusional belief that he or she is turning into a wolf (51,52). We conducted a systematic review of medical publications and linked together biological and cultural knowledge (53).…”

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Articulating biological and social approaches in child and adolescent psychiatry

Guessoum

Benoit

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Front. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry

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Child and adolescent psychiatry has been based on numerous fields of research and theories, including neuroscience, physiology, psychology (developmental, psychodynamic, systemic, cognitive-behavioral, etc.), anthropology, sociology, and education sciences. Integrating transdisciplinary knowledge in multi-level models is an ongoing challenge for the future that is not immediately applicable in clinical practice and research. Articulating, i.e., to connect, to be jointed, (psycho)biological and (psycho)social approaches in child and adolescent psychiatry is a daily challenge for clinicians and researchers. Research is often limited to specific fields whereas real-life clinical practice needs a pluralistic approach. Research designs, tools, and clinical training need to provide knowledge applicable to the necessarily pluralistic daily clinical practice. This article provides some perspectives on how to articulate biological and social approaches, from research to clinical practice, and discusses the concept of pluralistic approaches, multimodal interventions, and how to provide articulated mental health care and training. Suggestions to better articulate biological and social approaches are provided: (I) State that the research object can be approached from different theoretical, research and clinical angles and explain the one chosen; (II) Propose synthesis articles that articulate biological and social knowledge; (III) Design biological studies that take into account social factors, and design social studies that take into account biological factors; (IV) Design transcultural tools; (V) Build pluralistic interventions, i.e., therapeutic modalities and mental health care settings that articulate biological and social approaches; (VII) Develop training in pluralistic articulated care.

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Articulating biological and social approaches in child and adolescent psychiatry

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Benoit

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“…Zoanthropy is observed on all continents and animals can be lions, tigers, hyenas, sharks, or crocodiles, for example (4). Wolf transformations have been mentioned since Ancient Times in myths, in popular culture but also in the physician's observations (5). For example, in Greek mythology, Zeus transforms Lycaon, the king of Arcadia, into a wolf.…”

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Clinical Lycanthropy, Neurobiology, Culture: A Systematic Review

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Background: Culture can affect psychiatric disorders. Clinical Lycanthropy is a rare syndrome, described since Antiquity, within which the patient has the delusional belief of turning into a wolf. Little is known on its clinical or therapeutic correlates.Methods: We conducted a systematic review (PRISMA) on PubMed and Google Scholar, until January 2021. Case reports, data on neurobiological hypotheses, and cultural aspects were included. Language was not restricted to English.Results: Forty-three cases of clinical lycanthropy and kynanthropy (delusion of dog transformation) were identified. Associated diagnoses were: schizophrenia, psychotic depression, bipolar disorder, and other psychotic disorders. Antipsychotic medication may be an efficient treatment for this rare transnosographic syndrome. In case of depression or mania, the treatment included antidepressants or mood regulators. The neuroscientific hypotheses include the conception of clinical lycanthropy as a cenesthopathy, as a delusional misidentification of the self-syndrome, as impairments of sensory integration, as impairments of the belief evaluation system, and right hemisphere anomalies. Interestingly, there is a clinical overlap between clinical lycanthropy and other delusional misidentification syndromes. Clinical lycanthropy may be a culture-bound syndrome that happens in the context of Western cultures, myths, and stories on werewolves, and today's exposure to these narratives on cultural media such as the internet and the series. We suggest the necessity of a cultural approach for these patients' clinical assessment, and a narrative and patient-centered care.Conclusions: Psychiatric transtheoretical reflections are needed for complementaristic neurobiological and cultural approaches of complex delusional syndromes such as clinical lycanthropy. Future research should include integrative frameworks.

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Man Turning Into Wolf-Possible?

Maiti

2022

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Lycanthropy is the mythological aptitude or power of a human being to endure transformation into an animal alike state, such as a werewolf. Lycanthropy is an infrequent variant of a delusional misidentication syndrome specically opposite inter-metamorphosis where patients have faith in that they are experiencing alteration or have transformed into an animal. A case report of this miracle is discussed. A case was reported of Clinical lycanthropy phenomenon of a 25-year-old male who whispered himself to be transformed into a buffalo after bestiality along with developing obsessive-compulsive scenery. A case report sideways with a literature review arrangement the basis of discussion. Clinical lycanthropy has been described with various neuropsychiatric conditions as well as primary psychotic and affective conditions, drug intoxication and extraction, cerebrovascular disease, traumatic brain injury, dementia, delirium, and seizures, but its connotation in the context of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs) is a very rare nding. A variance of OCRD should be given due reputation and managed accordingly when dealing with lycanthropy, which may help in early identication and management.

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First reported case of clinical lycanthropy in a 12‐year‐old adolescent: From culture‐bound syndromes to Internet‐mediated delusions?

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Articulating biological and social approaches in child and adolescent psychiatry

Articulating biological and social approaches in child and adolescent psychiatry

Clinical Lycanthropy, Neurobiology, Culture: A Systematic Review

Man Turning Into Wolf-Possible?

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