After a short historical review of the contemporary medical literature, the authors analyze a
new and original observation of lycanthropy. He is a 28 years old man, imprisoned for …

The authors describe one case of Lycanthropy and revise the literature about this theme.
They observe that Lycanthropy has received scant attention in the modern literature, but …

The belief in the capacity of human metamorphosis into animal form has been recorded in
many cultures. Apart from historic description of lycanthropy, there have been 24 cases …

Objective: The imagination of being transformed into an animal or being an animal is called
lycanthropy. The phenomenon is presented and psychodynamical aspects are discussed …

Describes a case of lycanthropy in a 28-yr-old male who was imprisoned for physical
violence leading to the death of a man he had invited to his home. Lycanthropy appears to …

First reported case of clinical lycanthropy in a 12-year-old adolescent: From culture-bound
syndromes to Internet-mediated delusions? Clinical lycanthropy is a syndrome in which the …

Discussion Interpretations of this syndrome have advanced from religious-superstitious to
medical models and more recently to psychodynamic interpretations. The case histories of …

Clinical lycanthropy is defined as a rare psychiatric syndrome that involves a delusion that
the affected person can transform into, has transformed into, or is a non-human animal. Its …

Background: Lycanthropy is an unusual belief or delusion in which the patient thinks that
he/she has been transformed into an animal. In rare cases, the patient believes that another …

November, 1975 LYCANTHROPY 539 chase and devour live rabbits. He also felt that he
had obtained horrible insight into the devil's world. After having been in this condition for two …