Cotard’s Delusion-DEAD MAN’S SKETCH

Abstract

Cotard’sdelusion (CD) is anerratic psychiatric disorder in which the patient believes to be dead, i.e., the patient holdsnihilistic delusions concerning his/her own existence. Taking into justification its rarity, and possible subdiagnosis dueto inexperience, most of the literature consists of case studies, confounding a more systematic approach and leading tohitches in deciding the best clinical direction to offer the patient misery from CD. The patient eventuallygrieves fromnihilistic delusions that they no lengthier exist. Though the delusional disorder was first recognized in the 17th century byDr. Jules. It is neither classified under DSM-IV-TR nor ICD-10. There is main three main stages of this disease condition:Germination stage, Blooming stage and Chronic stage. Detecting Cotard delusion is habitually difficult because mostorganizations don’t distinguish it as a disease. Patients habitually receive medication and therapy. Medications usedto treat this delusional disorder include: Anti-anxiety, Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, Mood stabilizers medications,Psychotherapy, Play therapy etc. treatment modalitiesNevertheless,Cotard syndrome have been described in connotationwith many other affective disorders, it is less often found in patients with catatonia.