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The correct answer is  In the 19th century, the French psychiatrist Jules Cotard described several patients with a syndrome called delire de negation. sometimes referred to as nihilistic delusional disorder or Cotard syndrome. Patients with the syndrome complain of having lost not only possessions, status, and strength but also their hea, blood, and intestines. this is a charecterstic delusion that is present in sever depression Reference: Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry, 11th edition, Page 336.