Forgotten Devils, the Loss of Memory in Borderline Personality Disorder During Dissociative Amnesia - Case Study

Dissociative amnesia is a quite common presentation in psychiatry outpatient clinic with a prevalence of 1.8% [1], but dissociative fugue is rare with a prevalence of 0.2% [2]. As per DSM 5, dissociative amnesia with dissociative fugue is the “purposeful travel or bewildered wandering that is associated with amnesia for identity or for other important autobiographical information [3]. The condition usually results from a psychological trauma wherein the patient tries to run away from the overwhelming situation [4]. Psychiatrists must be aware of this rare phenomenon where early intervention can cure the illness. We are presenting three cases where three young girls presented with dissociative amnesia for their self-inflicted injuries and two of them had multiple episodes of fugue. All the three patients regained memories with psychological support, pharmacotherapy and in one patient we used benzodiazepine assisted interview. Keywords: Dissociative Amnesia, Dissociative fugue, Borderline Personality Disorder, Benzodiazepine Assisted Interview