THE PHANTOM DOUBLE IN PREGNANCY.

The article presents a case of a 31-year-old housewife presented when 27 week pregnant with complaints of restlessness and voices debating in her head. Autoscopy occurring during pregnancy is described. The parts played by excessive narcissism, wish fulfillment and the use of visual imagery are commented upon. The patient's description of seeing objects as being doubled shows an underlying mechanism which has similarities to the process in Capgras' Syndrome. Narcissism, wish fulfillment and a predominance of visual imagery have contributed to patient's complaint.