Posttraumatic stress disorder, dissociative fugue and a locator beacon.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this paper is to report an aspect of the management of a case of dissociative fugue.


METHODS
A Vietnam veteran was suffering post-traumatic stress disorder.


METHODS
Treatment involved the provision of a locator beacon worn in a neck chain.


RESULTS
This treatment resulted in the curtailment of the dissociative fugue episodes.


CONCLUSIONS
The locator device proved a useful component of a multimodal treatment regime.
Macleod
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Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, New Zealand.
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011482:Protective Devices; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D014857:Warfare
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents