Cotard’s Syndrome: A Rare Clinical Case

• Autor(a) principal: Dias de Matos, Mariana
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.51338/rppsm.346
• topic: Delírios; Eletroconvulsivoterapia; Perturbações Psicóticas/tratamento; Perturbações Psicóticas/ tratamento farmacológico; Delusions; Electroconvulsive Therapy; Psychotic Disorders/drug therapy; Psychotic Disorders/therapy

Cotard’s syndrome is a rare neuropsychiatric condition. It is a syndrome characterized by the presence of mood‐congruent nihilistic delusions. The aim of the present paper is to review literature evidence concerning Cotard’s syndrome and to describe a clinical case. Data were obtained from clinical records and bibliographic research on PubMed.We present the case of a 68‐year‐old woman with Cotard’s syndrome, in the context of a depressive disorder, to illustrate both how impairing the condition can be and how a course of effective, individualized therapy can improve outcome. Re‐ garding treatment, the combination of antipsychotics and antidepressants is often used, but if this shows no improvement, electroconvulsive therapy is suggested. There is a need for greater awareness of this syndrome, to ensure better and faster identification and treatment of patients.