CAPGRAS SYNDROME

Course overview

CAPGRAS SYNDROME IS THE MOST PREVALENT DELUSIONAL MISIDENTIFICATION SYNDROME AND IS CHARACTERIZED AS A DELUSION OF DOUBLES. PATIENTS FALSELY BELIEVE THAT AN IDENTICAL PERSON HAS REPLACED A PERSON CLOSE TO HIM OR HER. THIS ACTIVITY AIMS TO PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THIS RARE SYNDROME THROUGH AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION ABOUT ITS SYMPTOMS, ETIOLOGY, AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CAPGRAS SYNDROME.