Delusional Misidentification Syndromes (SYTS) are considered to be uncommon psychopathological phenomena countered in psychiatric and neurological cases. |t is defined as the delusions in which the person believes that the persons, places, objects and events around the person have changed or proliferated. lntermetamorphosis is phenomenon in which there is marked increase in familiarity and the physical and mental identities of familiar or unfamiliar people change and become familiar person to the patient. lntermetamorphosis is the rarest syndromes among SYTS and was termed by Courbon and Tusques in 1932. ln this article, case of intermetamorphosis syndrome in patient diagnosed with schizophrenia will be presented.
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Objective & Hypothesis:Delusional Misidentification Syndromes (SYTS) are considered to be uncommon psychopathological phenomena countered in psychiatric and neurological cases. |t is defined as the delusions in which the person believes that the persons, places, objects and events around the person have changed or proliferated. lntermetamorphosis is phenomenon in which there is marked increase in familiarity and the physical and mental identities of familiar or unfamiliar people change and become familiar person to the patient. lntermetamorphosis is the rarest syndromes among SYTS and was termed by Courbon and Tusques in 1932. ln this article, case of intermetamorphosis syndrome in patient diagnosed with schizophrenia will be presented.
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Key Findings & Data:Delusional Misidentification Syndromes (SYTS) are considered to be uncommon psychopathological phenomena countered in psychiatric and neurological cases. |t is defined as the delusions in which the person believes that the persons, places, objects and events around the person have changed or proliferated. lntermetamorphosis is phenomenon in which there is marked increase in familiarity and the physical and mental identities of familiar or unfamiliar people change and become familiar person to the patient. lntermetamorphosis is the rarest syndromes among SYTS and was termed by Courbon and Tusques in 1932. ln this article, case of intermetamorphosis syndrome in patient diagnosed with schizophrenia will be presented.
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Conclusion & Impact:Delusional Misidentification Syndromes (SYTS) are considered to be uncommon psychopathological phenomena countered in psychiatric and neurological cases. |t is defined as the delusions in which the person believes that the persons, places, objects and events around the person have changed or proliferated. lntermetamorphosis is phenomenon in which there is marked increase in familiarity and the physical and mental identities of familiar or unfamiliar people change and become familiar person to the patient. lntermetamorphosis is the rarest syndromes among SYTS and was termed by Courbon and Tusques in 1932. ln this article, case of intermetamorphosis syndrome in patient diagnosed with schizophrenia will be presented.
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📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters
Abstract
Delusional Misidentification Syndromes (SYTS) are considered to be uncommon psychopathological phenomena countered in psychiatric and neurological cases. |t is defined as the delusions in which the person believes that the persons, places, objects and events around the person have changed or proliferated. lntermetamorphosis is phenomenon in which there is marked increase in familiarity and the physical and mental identities of familiar or unfamiliar people change and become familiar person to the patient. lntermetamorphosis is the rarest syndromes among SYTS and was termed by Courbon and Tusques in 1932. ln this article, case of intermetamorphosis syndrome in patient diagnosed with schizophrenia will be presented.
Özet
Sanrısal Yanlış Tanıma Sendromları (SYTS), psikiyatrik ve nörolojik tablolarda karşılaşılan nadir psikopatolojik fenomenler olarak kabul edilir. Kişinin çevresindeki kişilerin, yerlerin, nesnelerin ve olayların değiştiğine ya da aynılarının çoğaldığına inandığı sanrılar olarak tanımlanmaktadır. lntermetamorfoz sendromu, aşinalıkta artmanın göze çarptığı, tanıdık veya yabancı insanların fiziksel ve mental kimliklerinin değişerek hastaya tanıdık birine dönüşmesi sanrısıdır. lntermetamorfoz sendromu SYTS arasında en nadir görüleni olup 1932 yılında Courbon ve Tusques tarafından tanımlanmıştır. Bu yazıda şizofreni tanısı konan bir olguya eşlik eden intermetamorfoz sendromu sunulacaktır.
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KANDEĞER, A., TEKDEMİR, R., SELVİ, Y. (2017). Delusional Misidentification Syndromes: A Case of Intermetamorphosis. Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi, Cilt: 20 - Sayı: 2, 150–154. https://ajindex.com/articles/198707
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