Open AccessCotard and Capgras Syndrome in a Patient with Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Joshep Revilla-Zúñiga,
Stephanie Aliaga,
Antonio Lozano-Vargas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
case reports in psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.17
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2090-682X
pISSN - 2090-6838
DOI - 10.1155/2021/6652336
Subject(s) - medicine , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychiatry , clozapine , presentation (obstetrics) , pediatrics , case presentation , surgery
The presentation of both Cotard and Capgras syndromes is uncommon in schizophrenia. We present a case of a 23-year-old male with the diagnosis of schizophrenia with Cotard syndrome who later developed Capgras syndrome. By persisting significant symptoms despite the use of two antipsychotics, he was given the diagnosis of treatment-resistant schizophrenia, and his symptoms improved with clozapine. This is one of the few cases of Cotard and Capgras syndromes in a patient with schizophrenia.