Ganser's Syndrome
is a factitious disorder, characterised by the individual mimicking
behaviour they think are typical of a psychosis, by providing nonsensical
or wrong answers to questions, and doing things incorrectly.
Ganser's
Syndrome - Is a rare disorder in which the affected person gives
approximate answers to questions that have right and wrong answers,
such as "What is 5 minus 3?" 3/5
Ganser
Syndrome - Is a rare dissociative disorder previously classified
as a factitious disorder. It is characterized by the individual mimicking
behavior they think is typical of a psychosis; usually by providing
nonsensical or wrong answers to questions, and doing things incorrectly.
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Ganser
Syndrome - Ganser syndrome, as it is now known, has been the subject
of much debate since this original paper. Questions about its etiology,
definition, and classification, as well as its status as a true mental
illness versus a specific form of malingering has been the subject
of multiple journal articles and book chapters. 3/5
Ganser
Syndrome and the DSM-III - Notes to the Ediror.In DSM-III, Ganser
syndrome is incorrectly classified under factitious disorders-incorrectly,
that is, unless one takes the position of Humpty Dumpty in Alice Through
the Looking Glass: “When Not Rated
Ganser
Syndrome and Lesion in the Temporoparietal Region - Ganser syndrome
is a rare dissociative disorder. It has been reported in association
with various functional psychiatric disorders and organic states,
most often in patients with head injury and stroke, especially those
involving the frontal lobes. The present case of Ganser syndrome had
features of hysterical dissociation but was found to have haemorrhage
in the temporoparietal region of the dominant hemisphere. The complexities
of Ganser syndrome in the presence of an organic lesion with an overwhelming
emotional component are discussed. NAn Article. Not
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Ganser
Syndrome Web MD - Ganser syndrome is a type of factitious disorder,
a mental illness in which a person acts as if he or she has a physical
or mental illness when he or she is not really sick. People with Ganser
syndrome mimic behavior that is typical of a mental illness, such
as schizophrenia. Ganser syndrome is sometimes called "prison
psychosis" because it was first observed in prisoners. 3/5
Head
Injury, Dissociation and the Ganser Syndrome - To describe the
clinical characteristics and psychiatric correlates of the Ganser
syndrome following mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). Method: A retrospective
chart review of patients with mild TBI assessed in a tertiary care
outpatient clinic. An Article. Not Rated
- Ganser's Syndrome
