Posted by alexandra_k on August 17, 2005, at 23:01:02
In reply to Re: Dead Certainty in the Cotard Delusion, posted by Toph on August 17, 2005, at 22:07:05
> Are the dead people you describe dysfunctional because of their delusions?
Well... On the basis of them saying 'I am dead' they are diagnosed as having the Cotard delusion. I just work with that... Some people seem to act on their delusions (e.g., go out and buy me a coffin please) while others do not. Still... The lady who persuaded her family to buy her a coffin never went so far as to ask them to bury / cremate her...
>Is this condition ego-dystonic for the afflicted? If it is not both then they will not likely seek volutary treatment or respond to such treatment, it would seem to me.
Uh. Anti-psychotics typically dispose of the delusion in a week or two...
Does it worry them?
Well... Hard to say. They would seem to pronounce it often enough to be brought to psychiatric / neurological attention...
:-)
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