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Ganser syndrome – 100 years on

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Kelwyn Williams
Kelwyn Williams*
Affiliation:
Wotton Lawn Hospital, Horton Road, Gloucester GL1 3WL, England
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Abstract

A patient presenting with psychogenic paralysis then Ganser syndrome is described. Formulation is made in terms of unresolved grief manifesting as shifting dissociative symptoms. Treatment and the patient's resistance to it are discussed. The nosological status of Ganser syndrome 100 years on is reviewed and the role hysteria as a causative mechanism endorsed.

Keywords

Ganser syndromeApproximate answersDissociative symptomsHysteria
Type
Case Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , September 1999 , pp. 115 - 117
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1999

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