Ganser symptoms, dissociation, and dysprosody.
Approximate answers (vorbeireden) are considered pathognomonic of the Ganser syndrome. Controversy has always surrounded the nosological status of this syndrome. Its recent inclusion in the DSM-III-R as a dissociative disorder is supported by this case report. The association of approximate answers, psychogenic amnesia, and dysprosody is reported here for the first time.
Feinstein
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Department of Neuropsychiatry, National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London, England.
Hattersley
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D000328:Adult; D000647:Amnesia / Q000150:complications; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000150:complications*