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 …

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, 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 …

Lycanthropy is the belief of being transformed into an animal, seen either in animal-like
behaviour or in the explicit verbal expressions of the patient. Garlipp and Machleidt (2003) …

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 …

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 …

Zoophilia, a sexual preference for animals, has lost its character as a severe mental
disorder. In clinical practice it is rarely seen nowadays, particularly since it was …

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 …

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 …