Open AccessDissociative fugue in the elderly
Author(s) -
Anita Rajah,
Raj Kumar,
C. P. Somasundaram,
Ajay Kumar
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.58300
Subject(s) - fugue (hash function) , housewife , psychology , psychiatry , medicine , psychotherapist , art , history , literature , archaeology
Dissociative fugue is a rarely reported diagnostic entity. It is one of the least understood and yet clinically one of the most fascinating disorders in Mental Health. Here, we describe a case of fugue in a 62-year-old housewife who was brought to our hospital with pockets of memory loss. This case illustrates the need for timely referrals, which could channelize valuable professional time and help avoid expensive and unnecessary investigations.