Capgras syndrome
psychiatric disorder (syndrome) in which a person holds a delusion that a family member has been replaced by an identical imposter
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Capgras syndrome
Summary
Capgras syndrome is a psychopathological syndrome[1]. It draws 1,980 Wikipedia views per month (psychopathological_syndrome category, ranking #4 of 12).[2]
Key Facts
- Capgras syndrome's instance of is recorded as psychopathological syndrome[3].
- Capgras syndrome's instance of is recorded as class of disease[4].
- Capgras syndrome's instance of is recorded as mental disorder[5].
- Joseph Capgras is named after Capgras syndrome[6].
- Capgras syndrome is a type of delusional misidentification syndrome[7].
- Capgras syndrome is a type of delusional disorder[8].
- Capgras syndrome is a type of disease[9].
- Capgras syndrome's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C34446[10].
- Capgras syndrome's health specialty is recorded as psychiatry[11].
- Capgras syndrome's health specialty is recorded as clinical psychology[12].
- Capgras syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_6680[13].
- Capgras syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:6680[14].
- Capgras syndrome's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Medicine[15].
- Capgras syndrome's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Psychiatry[16].
- Capgras syndrome's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Psychology[17].
Why It Matters
Capgras syndrome draws 1,980 Wikipedia views per month (psychopathological_syndrome category, ranking #4 of 12).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]