The Doppelgänger, disintegration and death: a case report
- 1 August 1983
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychological Medicine
- Vol. 13 (3), 651-654
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700048066
Abstract
Synopsis: The phenomenon of a Doppelgänger (the double autoscopy; heautoscopy) and its resolution in a psychotic patient is presented. A comparison is made between this experience and the phenomenon as it is described and defined in the literature. The themes of death and disintegration so commonly associated with the Doppelgänger in folklore and literature are highlighted by this patient's experience.Keywords
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