The police find a man who is disheveled and in a daze wandering through the downtown area. When the police ask him for his name, he seems bewildered. A search of missing persons photographs reveals that this man was reported missing three months ago in a town more than 700 miles away. The man is most likely suffering from _________.

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The man is exhibiting symptoms of dissociative fugue, which is a rare dissociative disorder characterized by amnesia and a sudden, unplanned departure from home. The person may not remember their past identity and may create a new identity while in this fugue state. This explains why the man does not remember his name and why he was found 700 miles away from where he was reported missing. Schizophrenia, depersonalization/derealization disorder, and dissociative identity disorder do not fully explain the specific symptoms exhibited by the man in this scenario.

The Police Find a Man Who Is Disheveled and in a Daze