Schizophrenia with Capgras vs Jablou …Moun Fou..: Relevance Of Idioms Of Distress In Treatment of Mental Illness

This case report details the presentation of a 62-year-old Haitian female residing in a private residence with her son and separated son's father, with a history of paranoid schizophrenia and a psychiatric diagnosis of psychosis attributed to dysregulation due to noncompliance with medication. Emergency Medical Services initially transported the patient to the emergency room for bizarre behavior and paranoia noted by the son. Subsequently, she was referred to Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) and later admitted to the inpatient unit for stabilization and safety.
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tags: Poster # EI46 Source Type: research