| Abstract: | ABSTRACT Classically, when an episode of dissociative fugue resolves, there is enduring amnesia for the period of fugue, with normal pre- and post-fugue memory. The authors describe a case in which their treatment goal was to reverse the amnesia for the period of fugue. In the course of treatment, the authors learned that dissociative fugue has a complex internal structure, is often preceded by major depression, and can be difficult to differentiate from other dissociative disorders. There is often a history of childhood trauma. Rather than being a simple dissociative disorder, as the authors had believed, fugue is complex, structured, and often accompanied by depression. |
