[Cotard's syndrome: historical and conceptual aspects].
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.
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Servicio ... Psiquiatra, Universidad de Córdoba.
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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
Síndrome de cotard: aspectos históricos y conceptuales.