Carlos Morra and Ernst Franzek: Psychopathological Symptoms
Delusion of transformation

 

Definition: False belief about being in the process of transformation or having been transformed in something different (Scharfetter 1980).

 

ExplorationThe presence of delusion of transformation can be established by interviewing the patient.

 

Reference:

 

Scharfetter C. General Psychopathology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 1980. pp. 158-60.

 

January 3, 2019