Dorothy, a Connecticut homemaker, disappeared after her husband and children were killed in a car accident.Four months later, she was found in a convent in New Orleans.Dorothy claimed that her name was Sister Francis Odile and that she had always been a nun and did not know anyone by the name of Dorothy.Even after being positively identified by family members, Dorothy continued to insist that her name was Sister Francis Odile.Dorothy is most likely suffering from

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Dorothy's behavior is consistent with dissociative fugue disorder, which is characterized by sudden, unexpected travel away from home or work, an inability to recall past events, and confusion about personal identity or assumption of a new identity. In this case, Dorothy took on the identity of a nun and denied her previous life as a homemaker.

Dorothy, a Connecticut Homemaker, Disappeared After Her Husband and Children