Delusional misidentification syndrome and criminal acting out: A case report of maternal filicide

Hanen Ben Ammar; Ghada Hamdi; Lina Brahmi; Yomn Naceur; Emira Khelifa; Rania Felhi; Leila Mnif

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4425

Delusional misidentification syndrome and criminal acting out: A case report of maternal filicide

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jul 12;9(7):e04425. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4425. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Authors

Hanen Ben Ammar^{1

2}, Ghada Hamdi^{1

2}, Lina Brahmi^{1

2}, Yomn Naceur^{1

2}, Emira Khelifa^{1

2}, Rania Felhi^{1

2}, Leila Mnif^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine of Tunis El Manar University Tunis Tunisia.
² Razi Hospital Manouba Tunisia.

Abstract

Delusional misidentification syndromes are associated with danger and may lead to homicide. Early assessment of the danger is a key part of the psychiatric examination. Compliance to treatment in psychosis is important to avoid the devastating consequences, for the perpetrator, the victim, and the community.

Keywords: Capgras syndrome; delusional misidentification; filicide; infanticide.

Publication types

Case Reports