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A Partial Form of Lycanthropy with Hair Delusion in a Manic-Depressive Patient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Hélène Verdoux  and
Marc Bourgeois
Hélène Verdoux*
Affiliation:
University of Bordeaux
Marc Bourgeois
Affiliation:
University of Bordeaux, IPSO, Department of Psychiatry
*
∗Centre Carreire, Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie, 121 rue de la Béchade, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France
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Abstract

A 45-year-old man was admitted with a hair growth delusion and depressive symptoms. The delusion persisted for three years and disappeared after a manic episode. This odd delusion has some similarities with lycanthropy.

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Brief Reports
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 163 , Issue 5 , November 1993 , pp. 684 - 686
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1993 

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