Talk:Capgras delusion
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What's it called when you believe a close relative (or any other person) has been replaced with someone else, without the necessity being same-looking? --Abdull 08:30, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Pronunciation
Is there a standard pronunciation of this in English? Does it rhyme with 'grass', or with 'bra'? HenryFlower 21:23, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
- I've always heard it pronounced as in the French origen of the name. i.e. rhymes with bra - Vaughan 06:19, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
Thanks! HenryFlower 07:52, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Intermetamorphosis
Does the Capgras delusion depend on the supposed imposter being unknown to the sufferer? I ask because the example given mentions that the sufferer at times thought her husband had been replaced by her father, which appears to better fit the description given in the article on intermetamorphosis. Is that phenomenon merely a subset or special case of the Capgras delusion, or is it clearly distinguished by whether or not the supposed imposter is thought to be a stranger or another acquaintance? Could someone knowledgeable in the field edit one or both of the articles to clarify the definitions, as it appears at present that both intermetamorphosis and the Capgras delusion could describe the same phenomenon. Specifically, both articles give examples of people confusing two family members. 86.136.92.2 01:50, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
- While both of the same group classification, they are two seperate syndromes. It is under debate if this is even a sympton, or if is in its own right a mental illness. - TkTech 05:12, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] An explanation of the subtle difference between illusion and delusion.
However, the term illusion has a subtly different meaning from delusion in psychiatry so "the Capgras delusion" is used as a more suitable name. It might be helpful to specify the difference. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.152.37.121 (talk) 13:19, 1 April 2007 (UTC).