Delusional misidentification syndrome and criminal acting out: A case
report of maternal filicide
- Hanen BEN AMMAR
, - Ghada Hamdi,
- Lina Brahmi,
- Yomn Naceur,
- Emira Khelifa,
- Rania Felhi,
- Leila Mnif
Abstract
We report the case of a woman with schizoaffective disorder, killing her
child under the effect of an impulse motivated by Capgras syndrome in a
strange crime scene including evisceration and enucleation. This case
help to better understand the association between misidentification
syndromes and homicide and to promote preventive measures.07 Mar 2021Submitted to Clinical Case Reports 08 Mar 2021Submission Checks Completed
08 Mar 2021Assigned to Editor
15 Mar 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
23 Mar 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
26 Mar 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
27 Apr 20211st Revision Received
28 Apr 2021Submission Checks Completed
28 Apr 2021Assigned to Editor
28 Apr 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
18 May 2021Editorial Decision: Accept
