(May 10, 2013 at 1:15 pm)apophenia Wrote: There is a neurological disorder known as Capgras delusion in which the patient can experience the sight of a loved one, a spouse or a parent, and believe that they are not that person's real spouse or parent, they just "look like" the person's spouse or parent, but really are simply insidious doubles.
Apophenia, I wish you would perform thorough research before posting. If you are unaware, Wikipedia is not an acceptable reference source in a postgraduate (MSc, PhD) academic setting; in certain instances, there is information in Wikipedia that is factually inaccurate.
Capgras Delusion is not a neurological disorder; it is a specific set of delusional/psychotic symptoms that most commonly occur in people who are suffering from severe psychosis-based mental disorders, such as paranoid schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or psychotic depression. It is formally classified as a "delusional misidentification syndrome". Although, however, it can occur in a person who is suffering from a neurodegenerative disorder.
Mental disorders are not classified as neurological disorders. HERE is an official page from "National Institutes of Health" that lists all the Neurological Disorders.
