Joe has lost his sense of identity, wandered to another state and set up a new life, calling himself "Pete". What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Joe's behavior is consistent with dissociative fugue, which involves a sudden and unexpected travel away from home, an inability to recall one's past identity or significant personal information, and the assumption of a new identity. Depersonalization involves feeling detached or disconnected from one's mind or body, but does not typically involve the assumption of a new identity. Dissociative amnesia involves an inability to recall important personal information, but does not necessarily involve the assumption of a new identity. An adjustment disorder involves a significant emotional or behavioral response to a stressful event, but does not typically involve the loss of one's identity or the assumption of a new one.

Joe Has Lost His Sense of Identity, Wandered to Another