The living being dead: Cotard syndrome presenting as a dead spirit
| dc.contributor.author | Chandradasa, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | de Silva Rajaratne, P.K.D.H.J.L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kuruppuarachchi, C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-18T05:01:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-02-18T05:01:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description | Not indexed in MEDLINE | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | ABSTRACT: Jules Cotard described a syndrome with melancholic anxiety, delusions of possession, ideas of suicide and, thoughts of the non-existence of their own body and/or soul. ‘Perethaya’ is a greedy dead spirit recognized in Sri Lankan culture who expresses a dangerous longing for food until their subsequent incarnation. A 68-year-old female previously diagnosed with depressive disorder stated she is deceased and turned to a ‘perethaya’. She ate from garbage bins and attempted to consume water from toilet bowls as a ‘perethaya’ would do. A 42-year-old male diagnosed with recurrent depression stated he has died and is now a ‘perethaya’. He believed any person who would talk to him is dead as well. These reports present a culturally unique way of Cotard syndrome in Sri Lanka. KEYWORDS: Depression, Cotard syndrome, Nihilistic delusions, Sri Lanka, Transcultural psychiatry | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine.2020; 29(2): 83–85. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2579-1990 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/22004 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kandy Society of Medicine | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cotard syndrome | en_US |
| dc.title | The living being dead: Cotard syndrome presenting as a dead spirit | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |