Book contents
- Psychopathology of Rare and Unusual Syndromes
- Psychopathology of Rare and Unusual Syndromes
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Reviews
- Preface
- Section 1 Abnormalities of Belief and Judgement
- Section 2 Abnormalities of the Experience of Love
- Section 3 Abnormalities of Perception
- Section 4 Abnormalities of the Self
- Section 5 Abnormalities of Experience of the Body
- Section 6 Abnormalities of Memory Function
- Chapter 17 Confabulation
- Chapter 18 Ganser State
- Section 7 Abnormalities of Behaviour
- References
- Index
Chapter 18 - Ganser State
from Section 6 - Abnormalities of Memory Function
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 August 2021
- Psychopathology of Rare and Unusual Syndromes
- Psychopathology of Rare and Unusual Syndromes
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Reviews
- Preface
- Section 1 Abnormalities of Belief and Judgement
- Section 2 Abnormalities of the Experience of Love
- Section 3 Abnormalities of Perception
- Section 4 Abnormalities of the Self
- Section 5 Abnormalities of Experience of the Body
- Section 6 Abnormalities of Memory Function
- Chapter 17 Confabulation
- Chapter 18 Ganser State
- Section 7 Abnormalities of Behaviour
- References
- Index
Summary
On 23 October 1897, Sigbert Josef Maria Ganser (1853–1931) presented a paper, entitled, ‘A Peculiar Hysterical State’, at the Central Psychiatric and Neurological Convention at Halle on a condition that was to later bear his name. He reported
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- Psychopathology of Rare and Unusual Syndromes , pp. 200 - 206Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021