Medical Definition of Capgras' phenomenon
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The delusional belief that a person (or persons) close to the schizophrenic patient has been substituted for by one or more impostors; may have an organic aetiology.
Synonym: Capgras' phenomenon, illusion of doubles.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capgras' Phenomenon
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