title: [5 cases of Cotard's syndrome in adolescents and young adults; symptoms of bipolar manic-depressive psychosis].
abstract: The Cotard's syndrome existence among young adults is a recent notion. Its belonging to schizophrenia or mania depressive psychosis in under debate. From five observations of patients, we propose clinical and evolutive arguments allowing us to link up this symptomatology with bipolar manic depressive disorder.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Psychiatrique Universitaire, CHR Bretonneau, Tours.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fillastre
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fontaine
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Depecker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Degiovanni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003702:Delusions / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013577:Syndrome; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Cinq cas de syndrome de Cotard de l'adolescent et de l'adulte jeune. Symptomatique d'une psychose maniaco-dépressive bipolaire.