Mirror, Mirror on the Wall–A Case Report of Negative Autoscopy
K. Sandeep, Delves Emily, Rodrigo Asiri
Mathews Journal of Psychiatry & Mental Health March 16, 2023 DOI: 10.30654/mjpmh.10039 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1 |
| Population | A patient with negative autoscopy and comorbid generalized anxiety disorder, major depression, post-traumatic symptoms, and psychosis |
| Citations | 2 |
| Key findings | The authors report a patient who experienced negative autoscopy in the context of generalized anxiety disorder, major depression with comorbid post-traumatic symptoms, and psychosis, and whose condition did not respond well to treatment. They situate this within a phenomenological framework that distinguishes six types of autoscopic phenomena. |
Abstract
Autoscopic phenomena are considered as a psychic illusory visual experience consisting of the perception of the image of one's own body or face within space, this can be either internal or from an external point of view.Previous descriptions were based on phenomenological criteria to distinguish six types of autoscopic experiences such as autoscopic hallucination, he-autoscopy or heautoscopic proper, feeling of a presence, out of body experience, negative and inner forms of autoscopy.We report a patient who presented with negative autoscopy in the context of generalised anxiety disorder and major depression with comorbid post traumatic symptoms and psychosis, which did not respond well to treatment.
Citations in the library
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