Three years after Hurricane Katrina,Shelia's family found her living in Los Angeles,California,under the self-chosen name of Priscilla Elliot and working as a bartender.Sheila claimed to have no memory of her previous life as a nurse in Houston or all the lives she had saved during the Hurricane.Sheila appears to have

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Sheila's self-chosen name, lack of memory of her previous life, and significant physical and geographical displacement suggest a dissociative fugue, which is characterized by sudden and unexpected travel with the loss of one's personal identity and past memories. There is no evidence to suggest schizophrenia, dissociative identity disorder, or bipolar disorder in this scenario.

Three Years After Hurricane Katrina,Shelia's Family Found Her Living in Los