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Clinical vampirism, more commonly known as Renfield's syndrome, is an obsession with drinking blood. The earliest presentation of clinical vampirism in psychiatric literature was a psychoanalytic interpretation of two cases, contributed by Richard L. Vanden Bergh and John. F. Kelley. [1] .
Nov 21, 2012 · At puberty it becomes fused with sexual fantasies, and the typical person with Renfield’s syndrome begins with autovampirism. That is, they begin to drink their own blood and then move on to ...
Noll suggested the condition be called Renfield’s Syndrome, named after Dracula’s tragic familiar in the novel. In the story, Renfield was cursed to live by consuming flies and spiders to...
- Adam Kovac
The character Renfield has influenced the study of real-life behavior in psychiatric patients with an obsession with drinking blood. The term Renfield syndrome was coined by psychologist Richard Noll in 1992, originally as a joke term, to describe clinical vampirism.
Oct 17, 2011 · The myth of vampirism is in the best of health, witness the many films (Karg, Spaite, & Sutherland, 2009; Ross, 1990), studies (Barber, 1988; Finné, 2010; Gaston, 2009; Ponnau, 1997; Pozzuoli, 2010...
- Régis Olry, Duane E. Haines
- 2011
Renfield’s Syndrome, also known as clinical vampirism, is a complex and rare psychiatric disorder characterized an intense desire to consume blood. Though its origins remain enigmatic, researchers suggest a combination of genetic, environmental, and psychological factors contribute to its development.
Auto-vampirism is typically the first stage of clinical vampirism, or more commonly known as Renfield's Syndrome. It is, however, not recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR 2000).
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