Mr X – A Case of Amnesia
- 1 March 1991
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 158 (3) , 423-425
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.158.3.423
Abstract
A case of psychogenic amnesia in a 58-year-old man supports the view that complete loss of personal identity can follow a traumatic experience. He regained his memory by being helped to develop an affective link with the painful event.Keywords
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