Discussion To date, the meta mor pho sis into a frog or a bee has not been de scribed in the
medi cal lit era ture. Both pa tients suffered from schizo phre nia, and the ly canthropy was ac …

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 …

A case is described who exhibited lycanthropy during an acute psychotic illness. During a
short period she experienced herself as four different species of animal, an occurrence not …

Lycanthropy, by definition, is a belief of delusion in which the patient considers himself or
others as a wolf or some other animals. Knowledge of lycanthropy dates back to about two …

Reports the case of a 49-yr-old woman presented on an urgent basis for psychiatric
evaluation because of delusions of being a wolf and" feeling like an animal with claws." The …

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 …

Lycanthropy, the belief that one has been transformed into an animal (or behaviour
suggestive of such a belief), has been described by physicians and clerics since antiquity …

Lycanthropy is an unusual belief or delusion that one has been transformed into an animal,
or behaviors or feelings suggestive of such a belief. We report a case of lycanthropic …

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

Lycanthropy: New Evidence of Its Origin Page 1 Original Paper Psychopathology 1999;32:173–176
Lycanthropy: New Evidence of Its Origin Hamdy F. Moselhy Bushey Fields Hospital, Dudley …