Dissociative Fugue: A Case Report
A dissociative fugue occurs when an individual with dissociative amnesia wanders away from their familiar surroundings, maintaining self‑care and apparently normal behavior to observers, lasting from hours to months in a row. New identities can be assumed and even organized travel can occur. While...
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oai:doaj.org-article:49a69a91820144d6bc87ae4e4df525a52021-11-28T10:06:39ZDissociative Fugue: A Case Report10.51338/rppsm.2722184-55222184-5417https://doaj.org/article/49a69a91820144d6bc87ae4e4df525a52021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.revistapsiquiatria.pt/index.php/sppsm/article/view/272https://doaj.org/toc/2184-5522https://doaj.org/toc/2184-5417 A dissociative fugue occurs when an individual with dissociative amnesia wanders away from their familiar surroundings, maintaining self‑care and apparently normal behavior to observers, lasting from hours to months in a row. New identities can be assumed and even organized travel can occur. While dissociative amnesia by itself may have a prevalence of around 7.2%, dissociative fugue is a rare entity, with unknown prevalence, and there are few reports in the literature. In this article, we describe a case of dissociative fugue in a 34‑year old woman that lasted eight months. Dissociative amnesia with fugue remains an interesting topic for further research since it can present a diagnostic challenge, there are currently no evidence‑based pharmacological treatments and prognosis varies greatly between patients. Maria Teresa ValadasAna Pedro CostaLucilia BravoSociedade Portuguesa de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mentalarticleamnesiadissociative disordersPsychiatryRC435-571PsychologyBF1-990ENPTRevista Portuguesa de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental, Vol 7, Iss 4 (2021) |
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A dissociative fugue occurs when an individual with dissociative amnesia wanders away from their familiar surroundings, maintaining self‑care and apparently normal behavior to observers, lasting from hours to months in a row. New identities can be assumed and even organized travel can occur. While dissociative amnesia by itself may have a prevalence of around 7.2%, dissociative fugue is a rare entity, with unknown prevalence, and there are few reports in the literature. In this article, we describe a case of dissociative fugue in a 34‑year old woman that lasted eight months. Dissociative amnesia with fugue remains an interesting topic for further research since it can present a diagnostic challenge, there are currently no evidence‑based pharmacological treatments and prognosis varies greatly between patients.
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