Electroconvulsive therapy for lycanthropy and cotard syndrome: A case report

Journal of ECT

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 280-281

  Grover, Sandeep ^a   Shah, Ruchita ^a   Ghosh, Abhishek ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cotard syndrome; ECT; lycanthropy

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; OLANZAPINE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER GROWTH; CASE REPORT; COTARD SYNDROME; DECREASED APPETITE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HOPELESSNESS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LIBIDO DISORDER; LYCANTHROPY; METAMORPHOSIS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; RESTLESSNESS; SELF ESTEEM; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMATIC DELUSION; THERAPY EFFECT; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 78650475704     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181e63357     Document Type: Article

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