Capgras delusion

Capgras syndrome(pronunciation:Cap-gra sin-druhm) is when an individual holds a belief that a loved one is animpostor.This is in the category of Delusional Misidentification Syndromes. (or DMS)

The cause of Capgras syndrome is unclear but some risk factors are; havingdementia,headtrauma,psychoticdisorders likeschizophrenia,etc.

Capgras syndrome was first described by FrenchpsychiatristJean Marie joseph Capgrasin his paper which was written with his colleague, Jean Reboul-Lachaux. That is why it is called Capgras syndrome.