NOUN | state | psychogenic fugue, fugue | dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to creates a new life |
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Meaning | dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to creates a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state. | |
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Synonym | fugue | |
Broader | dissociative disorder | dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down |
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