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's disheveled appearance and confusion suggest that he may be experiencing dissociative amnesia with dissociative fugue, which is characterized by sudden travel away from home and an inability to recall personal identity or important information. The fact that he was reported missing from a town more than 700 miles away supports this diagnosis. Schizophrenia, dissociative amnesia, and dissociative identity disorder do not typically involve such sudden and extreme disorientation or confusion.

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