Dorothy disappeared after being accused of murdering her parents, and was found months later living in a convent far from her home. Dorothy claimed that her name was Sister Francis Odile, that she had always been a nun, and that she doesn't know anyone by the name of Dorothy. Even after being positively identified, Dorothy continued to insist on the incorrect name. Which disorder is Dorothy most likely suffering from?

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Dorothy's symptoms of assuming a new identity and being unaware of her past suggest dissociative fugue, a disorder characterized by sudden travel away from home and inability to recall one's past.

Dorothy Disappeared After Being Accused of Murdering Her Parents, and Was