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Ganser Syndrome and Its Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

M. W. P. Carney ,
T. K. N. Chary ,
P. Robotis  and
A. Childs
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Abstract

The literature on the Ganser syndrome is reviewed, and a case history is described. A brief hospital admission is worthwhile for patients with this syndrome, but planning and persuasion are needed.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 151 , Issue 5 , November 1987 , pp. 697 - 700
Copyright
Copyright © 1987 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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