| Joseph Capgras | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1873-08-23)23 August 1873 Verdun-sur-Garonne, France |
| Died | 27 January 1950(1950-01-27) (aged 76) Paris, France |
| Known for | Discovery of and research on the Capgras delusion |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine Psychiatry |
Jean Marie Joseph Capgras (23 August 1873 – 27 January 1950) was a French psychiatrist who is best known for the Capgras delusion, a disorder he discovered.
He received his medical degree in Toulouse, later working in several mental institutions in France, although these duties were interrupted by the Great War. In 1929-1936, he was associated with Hôpital Sainte-Anne where he remained until his retierment.
With his mentor, Paul Sérieux (1864–1947), he contributed on psychiatric publications such as Les Folies raisonnantes (1909) ("The Reasoning of Follies)") and Les Psychoses à base d'interprétations délirantes (1902) (“Psychoses Based on Delusional Interpretations”). With Sérieux, he described a type of non-schizophrenic, paranoid psychosis referred to as Delerium of Interpretation with Serieux and Capgras.
Capgras delusion was described in 1923 in a study published by Capgras and his intern Jean Reboul-Lachaux, titled L'illusion des "sosies" (the illusion of doubles) dans un délire systématisé chronique. This disorder is defined as a delusion that a close relative or friend has been replaced by an impostor. In 1931 Capgras was appointed the president of the Société Médico-Psychologique (The Medical-Psychological Society) for his case studies and journal articles. While in this role, he was able to reunite two branches that had separated 25 years earlier.
Notes
- https://litfl.com/joseph-capgras/
- The Clinical Roots of the Schizophrenia Concept by John Cutting, p. 168.
- Luauté, Jean-Pierre (2012-12-01). "Joseph Capgras (1873–1950). Sa vie, son œuvre". Annales Médico-psychologiques, revue psychiatrique (in French). 170 (10): 748–756. doi:10.1016/j.amp.2012.10.001. ISSN 0003-4487.
- IDREF.fr (publications)
- http://psychiatrie.histoire.free.fr/pers/bio/capgras.htm
- "Capgras syndrome". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- Capgras' delusion at Who Named It
References
- Postel J, Allen DF. Joseph Capgras (1873-1950). Psychopathology 1994;27:121–122, doi:10.1159/000284857.
- Sérieux P, Capgras J, Les Folies rasonnantes, J.-F. Alcan, 1909.
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