Description of a case of Cotard's syndrome;Sindrome di Cotard. Descrizione di un caso

Minerva Psichiatrica

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-37

  Sabbatini, F ^a   Actis Giorgio, M ^b   Madaro, A ^b   Ravizza, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cotard's syndrome; delusions of negation; depression

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN AGONIST; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX ATROPHY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNDROME; TREATMENT FAILURE;

BODY IMAGE; DELUSIONS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNDROME;

EID: 0030017372     PISSN: 03911772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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