Carlos Morra and Ernst Franzek: Psychopathological Symptoms

Delusion of clonal pluralization

Definition: False belief about having multiple identical copies (clones) of oneself, relatives or others (Ranjan, Camdra, Gupta and Prabhu 2007).

Exploration: The presence of the delusion of clonal pluralization can be established by interviewing the patient.

Reference:

Ranjan S, Chandra PS, Gupta AK, Prabhu S. Clonal pluralization of self, relatives and others. Psychopathology 2007; 40: 465-7.

April 18, 2019