The misidentification of Clerambault's and Kandinsky-Clerambault's syndromes

Authors
Lerner, V Kaptsan, A Witztum, E
Citation
V. Lerner et al., The misidentification of Clerambault's and Kandinsky-Clerambault's syndromes, CAN J PSY, 46(5), 2001, pp. 441-443
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Clinical Psycology & Psychiatry
Journal title
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE
ISSN journal
07067437 → ACNP
Volume
46
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
441 - 443
Database
ISI
SICI code
0706-7437(200106)46:5<441:TMOCAK>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Eponymic terms or eponyms are labels describing phenomena that reflect the name(s) of the person(s) who first described the phenomena. Using a similar term to describe different forms of pathology leads to a muddle. In this p aper, we describe "Clerambault's syndrome" and "Kandinsky-Clerambault's syn drome" and discuss and clarify the confusion surrounding these different sy ndromes.