Clouden Tobechukwu A
Psychiatry, Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, USA.
Cureus. 2020 May 26;12(5):e8289. doi: 10.7759/cureus.8289.
Dissociative amnesia is memory loss that cannot be explained by a neurological abnormality or typical forgetfulness. It belongs to the rare class of psychiatric ailments known as dissociative disorders. It can be accompanied with dissociative fugue where the individual travels or wanders away from home. This is a case of dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue in a 20-year-old woman with schizoaffective disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dissociative amnesia associated with dissociative fugue is an even more rare phenomenon. This case is unique in that the patient also suffered from schizoaffective disorder and it demonstrates how dissociative disorders can be comorbid with a psychotic disorder. The amnesia itself offered antipsychotic and mood-stabilizing properties as the loss of memory eliminated her psychosis and mood instability.
解离性失忆症是一种无法用神经学异常或典型遗忘来解释的记忆丧失。它属于被称为解离性障碍的罕见精神疾病类别。它可能伴有解离性神游症，患者会离家旅行或游荡。这是一例患有分裂情感性障碍和创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的20岁女性的解离性失忆症和解离性神游症病例。与解离性神游症相关的解离性失忆症是一种更为罕见的现象。该病例的独特之处在于患者还患有分裂情感性障碍，它展示了解离性障碍如何与精神障碍合并存在。失忆症本身具有抗精神病和稳定情绪的特性，因为记忆丧失消除了她的精神病症状和情绪不稳定。
