Studied by 1 personWith dissociative fugue
Apparently purposeful travel or bewildered wandering that is associated with amnesia for identity or for other important autobiographical information
Causes: Little
is known
Causes: Trauma and stress
can serve as triggers
Most recover/remember
without treatment
Prevalence:
2% to 7%
Usually begin
in adulthood
Rarely appear in
childhood or late adulthood
Show rapid
onset and dissipation
DSM-5: A. An inability to recall
important autobiographical information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, that is inconsistent with ordinary forgetting.
Note: Dissociative amnesia most often consists of
localized or selective amnesia for a specific event or events; or generalized amnesia for identity and life history.
DSM-5 Criteria: B. The symptoms cause
clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
DSM-5 Criteria: C. The disturbance is not attributable to
the physiological effects of a substance or a neurological or other medical condition.
DSM-5 Criteria: D. The disturbance is not better explained by
dissociative identity disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder, somatic symptom disorder, or major or mild neurocognitive disorder.
Specify if:
With dissociative fugue
Includes several forms of
psychogenic memory loss
Generalized vs.
localized or selective type
May involve
dissociative fugue
Dissociative fugue: During the amnestic episode,
person travels or wanders, sometimes assuming a new identity in a different place
Dissociative fugue: Unable to
remember how or why one has ended up in a new place
Example of dissociative fugue:
Three faces of Eve
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