Steven left his home abruptly without taking any of his belongings. He relocated to a nearby town. Several months later he returned to his old home with no memory of his absence. Steven would most likely be diagnosed with _____.

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Steven's behavior is most consistent with dissociative fugue, which is a dissociative disorder characterized by sudden, unexpected travel away from home or one's usual place of daily activities, with inability to recall some or all of one's past and confusion about personal identity or even assuming a new identity. Schizophrenia involves disordered thinking, emotions, and perceptions. Dissociative identity disorder (formerly called multiple personality disorder) involves the presence of two or more distinct personality states. Depersonalization disorder involves feelings of detachment from one's own body or thoughts.

Steven Left His Home Abruptly Without Taking Any of His