Carlos Morra and Ernst Franzek: Psychopathological Symptoms
Delusion of transformation

Definition: False belief about being in the process of transformation or having been transformed in something different (Scharfetter 1980).

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

Reference:

Scharfetter C. General Psychopathology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 1980. pp. 158-60.

January 3, 2019