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The Fregoli syndrome and cannabis delusional disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Francis J Eva  and
David Perry
Francis J Eva
Affiliation:
Cell Barnes Hospital, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4
David Perry
Affiliation:
Central Hospital, Hatton, Warwick, CV35 7EE
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Abstract

A case of the Fregoli syndrome in a patient meeting the DSM-III-R criteria for Cannabis Delusional Disorder is presented. It appears to the authors, after reviewing the literature on the subject, that the delusion ascribed to the Fregoli syndrome, which occurs mainly in Schizophrenia, is being noted in a slowly widening group of psychotic disorders, of which Cannabis Delusional Disorder is the latest.

Keywords

Cannabis delusional disorderFregoli syndrome
Type
Clinical & Brief Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , June 1993 , pp. 87 - 88
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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