Capgras syndrome: Report of two cases

Abstract

In this article two cases with Capgras syndrome were reported. The first case; 32 years old, married woman, housewife, had a daughter. She believed that her mother had been changed with a stranger who looked like her (patient's mother). The patient's disor-der was diagnosed as a schizoaffective disorder. The second case: 35 years old man, married, engineer, had a son. He committed sui-cide in 1995. He believed that his mother and father had been changed by secret services. His disorder was diagnosed as paranoid schizo-phenia. Both cases were discussed in the light of literature on Capgras syndrome.

Özet

Bu makalede 2 Capgras sendromu olgusu bildirildi. İlk olgu 32 yayında, ev hanımı, bir kız çocuklu, annesinin gerçek annesi olmadığım düşünen şizoaffektif bozukluk tanısıyla izlenen bir bayandı. İkinci olgu, son intihar girişiminin ardından 35yaşında ölen, makina mühendisi, bir erkek çocuklu, anne ve babasının gizli servisler tarafından değiştirildiğim düşünen paranoid şizofreni tanısıyla izlenen bir erkek olguydu. Olgular, Capgras sendromuyla ilgili literatür ışığında tartışıldı.