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  • Title: Ganser syndrome after solitary confinement in prison: a short review and a case report.
    Author: Andersen HS, Sestoft D, Lillebaek T.
    Journal: Nord J Psychiatry; 2001; 55(3):199-201. PubMed ID: 11827615.
    Abstract:
    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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