While conducting online research on fugue states, I came across the Ganser Syndrome and found this intriguing article by Sanford L. Drob, Ph.D. and Kevin Meehan - "The Diagnosis of Ganser Syndrome in the Practice of Forensic Psychology" - http://www.antoniocasella.eu/archipsy/GanserFinal.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1dqRn1RuR-JeylVszPdeXEicKai9_c3EmeGz9EVmi8BHNyad6t9uZ4JqE
This syndrome, first described by S. J. Ganser in 1898, "was originally observed in three prisoners awaiting trial. These patients presented with clinical confusion, auditory and visual hallucinations, amnesia for recent events, sensory and motor conversion, vacant or fixated gaze, and vorbeireden, the symptom of approximate answers."
This article suggested that "while the syndrome most commonly occurs among individuals with a history of other dissociative and hysterical disorders and symptoms, the specific designation of “Ganser syndrome” is important, especially in a forensic psychological context."
Given that this is a fairly old article, I was curious to know a bit more about how is Ganser Syndrome diagnosed and treated nowadays in the field.
I learned new things every day. Thanks for sharing!
That's a new one on me, thanks for sharing. Can't wait to delve deep into this strange condition. 😮