Table 2.

Published reports of co-occurring cotard delusion and psychotic disorders.

Reference	Age/sex	Initial presentation	Delusional content	Violence and self-harm behavior	Treatment	Course
Ko, 1989	33, Female	Behavioral alterations; paranoia; auditory hallucinations; delusions; depression	Body mutilation; abdomen opening	Self-starvation	ECT; trifluoperazine	15 months
Caliyurt et al., 2004	27, Male	Shortness of breath; heartburn; constipation; headache; insomnia	Denial of stomach; non-functional GI system and heart	Self-starvation	18 sessions ECT; olanzapine 10 mg/days	21 days
Shiraishi et al., 2004	33, Male	Delusions; depersonalization; depression	Denial of body parts; denial of bodily existence	NA	Haloperidol 10 mg/days; sulpiride 300 mg/days	5 months
Huber and Agorastos, 2012	32, Male	Agitation; delusions aggression and violent behavior	Denial of bodily existence; body reanimation by zombies	Aggression and violence toward others	Haloperidol; diazepam; clozapine	NA
Ghaffari-Nejad et al., 2007	32, Female	Self-harm; delusions; visual hallucinations	Denial of bodily existence	Cut off tip of nose	12 sessions ECT; risperidone 10 mg/days	NA
Morgado et al., 2015	42, Male	Behavioral alterations; paranoid speech; delusions; euthymic; increased psychomotor activity	“My heart does not beat,” “I have no blood,” “my palate disappeared”	NA	Paliperidone 12 mg/days and lorazepam 5 mg/days	24 days