title: [Cotard's syndrome: historical and conceptual aspects].
abstract: The history of the concept of Cotard's syndrome is traced from its inception in 1880 to the present day. Nihilistic delusions were described by Cotard to refer to a special type of hypochondriacal delusion associated to melancholia. Although Cotard himself and other XIX and XX centuries' psychiatrists have considered it from different approaches a specific clinical entity, most of the authors estimate that nihilistic delusion is either a syndrome or a symptom which can appear in different psychiatric disorders.
authors: Servicio ... Psiquiatra, Universidad de Córdoba.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Luque Luque
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Valls Blanco
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000266:history* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000266:history* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005602:France; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000150:complications / Q000266:history* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009626:Terminology as Topic
vernacular_title: Síndrome de cotard: aspectos históricos y conceptuales.