Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
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Acta Psychiatr Scand · Feb 2009
Case ReportsLycanthropy alive in Babylon: the existence of archetype.
Lycanthropy is the belief in the capacity of human metamorphosis into animal form. It has been recorded in many cultures. Apart from historic description of lycanthropy, there has been several case reports described in the medical literature over the past 30 years. ⋯ Lycanthropy delusion is a rare delusion but appears to have survived into modern times with possible archetypal existence.