Event overview
Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit Invited Speaker Series
Capgras delusion, typically described as a belief that a family member or relative has been replaced by an identical looking imposter, is considered rare and the vast majority of cases have been reported as single cases in the literature. Using a large clinical records database of a South London mental health trust we used a high specificity search strategy and identified 84 cases of Capgras delusion and were able to profile demographics, symptom phenomenology, cognition and neuroimaging to varying degrees in the sample. As it presents clinically, Capgras delusion seems to be found across a large number of ethnic groups, does not clearly reflect right-hemisphere pathology as cited in the literature and has a diverse symptom phenomenology that is not reflected in typical definitions.
Biography
Dr Vaughan Bell is a Senior Clinical Lecturer at the UCL Division of Psychiatry and a clinical psychologist in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.
Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit Invited Speaker Series
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 2017 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm |
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