Ganser syndrome after solitary confinement in prison: a short review and a case report.
A short review of the Ganser syndrome is given. The condition is a rare, probably dissociative, disorder with transient Vorbeireden as the central symptom. The case of a middle-aged man developing a transient Ganser syndrome after long-term solitary confinement in a remand prison is presented. Systematic investigation of 268 remand prisoners confirms the rarity of the syndrome, as only the case subject had this disorder.
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Centre for Crisis and Disaster Psychiatry, Psychiatric Clinic Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.
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D001288:Attention; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D012934:Social Isolation