Nine years ago, Graham woke up and discovered he was dead.
He was in the grip of Cotard's syndrome. People with this rare condition believe that they, or parts of their body, no longer exist.
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| Cotard's syndrome Belief "I am dead" delusion (or?) depression self suicide "I have no brain" theory of mind consc psychotherapy senses - taste smell | PET - positron emission tomography ICD 11 - classification? attempts 'default network mode' iousness body (parts) brain function frontal and parietal lobes anaesthesia low metabolic activity physiology |
| social impact, family, friends, carers sense making social understanding stigma interview Jules Cotard (1840–1889), a French neurologist | media unemployment quality of life autonomy control research funding access to treatment specialist services referral processes |
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Source: New Scientist, 1 June 2013.
Mindscapes: First interview with a dead man
Wikipedia: Cotard delusion