Two cases of lycanthropy presenting as part of a depressive disorder are described. The
patients responded favorably to pharmacotherapy. In both cases, a positive history of dog …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Lycanthropy, mythology and medicine Page 1 References 1. Tate BG, Baroff GS. Aversive
control of self injurious behaviour in a psychotic boy. Behav Res Ther 1966; 4:281-7. 2. Emerson …