Ganser syndrome: a review of 15 cases.
Using the diagnostic criteria found in the literature, 15 new cases of Ganser syndrome were examined. A relationship was found between specific premorbid personality traits and severity of the syndrome; a high percentage of the sample belonged to an ethnic minority and was suspected of having symptoms of premorbid neurological pathology.
Sigal
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Pardessia Mental Health Center, Pardessia-Netania, Israel.
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Alfici
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Gelkopf
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D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005006:Ethnicity; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D006677:Histrionic Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index