title: Cotard's syndrome in a 15-year-old girl.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Hopital de la Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cottias
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basquin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002389:Catatonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome