Title
Psychotic depression and Cotard's syndrome in a patient with Graves-Basedow disease: a case report
Date Issued
01 May 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Doyma
Abstract
The presentation of affective disorders and psychosis in the context of hyperthyroidism is very rare. We present the case of a 65-year-old patient who presented an intense fear of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), depressed mood, anxious, nihilistic delusions, guilt, somatic and apathy. He was diagnosed with a major depressive disorder with psychosis which developed Cotard's syndrome in addition to having Graves-Basedow disease. Treatment consisted of venlafaxine 150 mg/day, quetiapine 50 mg/day, thiamazole 30 mg/day, and propranolol 60 mg/day. After two weeks of treatment, the patient improved and was discharged. The article is complemented with a literature review on the association between mental symptoms, Cotard's syndrome and hyperthyroidism.
Volume
28
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Psiquiatría
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85102455462
Source
Psiquiatria Biologica
Resource of which it is part
Psiquiatria Biologica
ISSN of the container
11345934
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