Clinical lycanthropy

Clinical lycanthropy is a rare mental health disorder. People with this disorder believe they are a wolf or werewolf. ("Lycanthropy" describes the process of a human shapeshifting into a werewolf.) This is a delusion (a false belief).

Usually, people with clinical lycanthropy have a mental disorder that can cause psychosis or hallucinations, like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or severe depression. Treatment of these underlying conditions (for example, with antipsychotic medication) usually makes lycanthropy go away.

A 2021 study noted:Clinical lycanthropy may be a culture-[specific] syndrome that happens in the context of Western cultures, myths, and stories on werewolves, and today's exposure to these narratives on cultural media such as the internet and the series. 

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Category:Psychosis