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Clinical lycanthropy is a rare mental health disorder where individuals believe they are a wolf or werewolf.

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Is it true that clinical lycanthropy is a rare mental health disorder where individuals believe they are a wolf or werewolf?

Yes. Clinical lycanthropy is widely documented in psychiatric literature as a rare syndrome characterized by the delusional belief that one is transforming into an animal, such as a wolf.

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The retrieved papers consistently define and describe clinical lycanthropy as a rare psychiatric condition/delusional syndrome involving the belief of transforming into an animal or wolf. Multiple papers support this exact definition, and none contradict it.

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Clinical Lycanthropy, Neurobiology, Culture: A Systematic Review.
2021
This systematic review confirms that clinical lycanthropy is a rare syndrome involving the delusional belief of turning into a wolf or animal.
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SB, G., L, B., S, M., J, M., & MR, M. (2021). Clinical Lycanthropy, Neurobiology, Culture: A Systematic Review.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.718101

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Case report: Clinical lycanthropy in Huntington's disease
2023
A case report details a patient with Huntington's disease who developed clinical lycanthropy, defined as a prominent delusional idea that he was a werewolf.
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Medford, N. & Sigala, N. (2023). Case report: Clinical lycanthropy in Huntington's disease. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1089872

A Rare Report of Clinical Lycanthropy in Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
2021
This article defines lycanthropy as a rare variant of a delusional misidentification syndrome where patients believe they have transformed into an animal.
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V, M., MR, A., V, N., P, J., & VS, P. (2021). A Rare Report of Clinical Lycanthropy in Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13346

Animal Transformation Beliefs in Psychosis: Case Report of Lycanthropy
2026
This recent case report notes that lycanthropy is characterized by the belief of transformation into an animal, such as a dog or wolf, in the context of psychosis.
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Ali, T., Chaudhury, S., & Harbola, A. (2026). Animal Transformation Beliefs in Psychosis: Case Report of Lycanthropy. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.4103/aip.aip_327_25

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The retrieved papers consistently define and describe clinical lycanthropy as a rare psychiatric condition/delusional syndrome involving the belief of transforming into an animal or wolf. Multiple papers support this exact definition, and none contradict it.

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