title: Shoplifting and robbery in a fugue state.
abstract: The case of a 26-year-old Chinese woman with a history of benzodiazepine dependence and shoplifting who committed an act of robbery is presented. The various aetiological factors implicated in this complicated case are discussed in the light of the recent literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ungvari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005445:Flunitrazepam / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D013800:Theft / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D005445:Flunitrazepam