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- Misidentification syndromes involve false beliefs about one's identity or others' identities, often linked to Capgras Syndrome.
- A study of patients in a chronic clozapine unit found that 28% exhibited a variant of this syndrome, suggesting it may be more common in schizophrenic populations than previously thought.
- The authors call for better classification systems and emphasize the need for longitudinal studies and standardized assessment tools for treating these patients.
Article Abstract
Misidentification syndromes represent false, delusionally-based identification of self and/or others. These are variants of the Capgras Syndrome. Although the frequency of misidentification syndromes in schizophrenic populations has not yet been established, the authors believe this syndrome is more prevalent than previously described. Seven of twenty-five (28%) consecutive patients admitted to a chronic clozapine unit with a variant of misidentification syndrome will be described. Their symptoms are categorised according to traditional classification, and Silva's proposed nomenclature. Problems inherent in these classifications are discussed. The need for a more systematic classification of misidentification syndromes is emphasised. Longitudinal studies of misidentification syndrome, and the development of a standardised assessment tool for clinicians who treat chronically psychotic patients, are encouraged.
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