期刊名称：Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
电子版ISSN：0973-1342
出版年度：2018
卷号：14
期号：1
页码：93-99
出版社：Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
摘要：Ganser syndrome, a rare variation of dissociative disorder, is characterised by approximateanswers to real questions, dulling of consciousness, hysterical neurological changes andpseudo-hallucinations. First described by the psychiatrist-Sigbert Ganser in 1898 in prisoninmates, it has acquired the synonym 'prison psychosis'; rarely, it has been described innormal population in various age groups. Since its description, this syndrome has been acontroversial diagnosis with uncertain management strategies. In this paper we discuss thepresentation and management of Ganser syndrome in an Indian adolescent male.
