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Cotard's syndrome in a 15‐year‐old girl
Author(s) -
Cohen D.,
Cottias C.,
Basquin M.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb00391.x
Subject(s) - girl , electroconvulsive therapy , psychopathology , catatonia , psychiatry , psychology , pediatrics , medicine , developmental psychology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming)
We here describe a case of Cotard's syndrome in a 15‐year‐old girl who exhibited a short period of malignant catatonia, and the positive effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on her disorder. A psychopathological hypothesis is proposed.