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Abstract. The Symbiocene, or period of re-integration between humans and the rest of nature, is the second of the master themes used to define Earth emotio

All multicellular creatures interact with bacteria, but some have taken the relationship to another level with highly specialized structures that house, feed, and exploit the tiny organisms.

Thought blocking is a common symptom of schizophrenia and it can be hard to spot. Learn more about thought blocking with Life Adjustment Team here...

Thought blocking is a common symptom of schizophrenia and it can be hard to spot. Learn more about thought blocking with Life Adjustment Team here...

Capgras syndrome is a part of the delusional misidentification syndromes. In this condition, the patient believes that identical individuals have impersonated the people close to them, leading t...

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In this clip we see a Capgras' delusion patient, a condition presumably caused by impaired connections between the visual areas of the temporal lobe and the ...

In this clip we see a Capgras' delusion patient, a condition presumably caused by impaired connections between the visual areas of the temporal lobe and the ...

This delusion was first described in 1923 by French psychiatrist Joseph Capgras, but its neurological underpinnings are only now being understood.

This delusion was first described in 1923 by French psychiatrist Joseph Capgras, but its neurological underpinnings are only now being understood.

Capgras is a delusional misidentification syndrome that can complicate a dementia patient’s quality of life and their family members’ efforts to care for them. Learn the best ways to handle delusions and foster positive interactions with your loved one.

Capgras is a delusional misidentification syndrome that can complicate a dementia patient’s quality of life and their family members’ efforts to care for them. Learn the best ways to handle delusions and foster positive interactions with your loved one.

Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports - This paper synthesizes the extensive psychological, psychiatric, and neurophysiological literature on delusions of misidentification (DMI), including the...

The Dangerous Delusion of Doubles – Capgras Syndrome – Mental Disorder Documentary Capgras syndrome is a delusional disorder characterised by the unshakeabl...

The Dangerous Delusion of Doubles – Capgras Syndrome – Mental Disorder Documentary Capgras syndrome is a delusional disorder characterised by the unshakeabl...

We present the case of a 58-year-old male patient who had symptoms of anxiety after witnessing a

Although rare, this condition can be seen in a variety of well-known disorders, including Lewy body dementia and schizophrenia.

Although rare, this condition can be seen in a variety of well-known disorders, including Lewy body dementia and schizophrenia.

Thought blocking is a neuropsychological symptom expressing a sudden and involuntary silence within a speech, and eventually an abrupt switch to another topic.[1] Persons undergoing thought blocking may utter incomprehensible speech; they may also repeat words involuntarily or make up new words.[citation needed] The main causes of thought blocking are schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, petit mal seizures, post-traumatic stress disorder, bradyphrenia, aphasia, dementia and delirium.[2]

A partition delusion is the belief that people, objects or radiation can pass through what would normally constitute a barrier to such passage. These

An enemy complex is in modern psychology a mental disorder in which a person falsely believes he or she is surrounded by enemies.[1] Additional disorders of the mind generally accompanied with an enemy complex include paranoia and low-self esteem.[2]

In psychiatry, thought withdrawal is the delusional belief that thoughts have been 'taken out' of the patient's mind, and the patient has no power over this.[1] It often accompanies thought blocking. The patient may experience a break in the flow of their thoughts, believing that the missing thoughts have been withdrawn from their mind by some outside agency. This delusion is one of Schneider's first rank symptoms for schizophrenia. Because thought withdrawal is characterized as a delusion, according to the DSM-IV TR it represents a positive symptom of schizophrenia.[2]

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Shared psychotic disorder is often read as case report but not studied in length and rarely looked at in common clinical practice in psychiatry. Only a small percentage of cases involve families. Folie a famille is characterized as a shared psychotic disorder within a family in more than two members …

Reduplicative paramnesia is the delusional belief that a place or location has been duplicated, existing in two or more places simultaneously, or that it has been 'relocated' to another site. It is one of the delusional misidentification syndromes; although rare, it is most commonly associated with acquired brain injury, particularly simultaneous damage to the right cerebral hemisphere and to both frontal lobes.