Cohen D, Cottias C, Basquin M
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Hopital de la Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, France.
Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1997 Feb;95(2):164-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb00391.x.
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.