Shoplifting and robbery in a fugue state

Med Sci Law. 1996 Jul;36(3):265-8. doi: 10.1177/002580249603600315.

Abstract

The case of a 26-year-old Chinese woman with a history of benzodiazepine dependence and shoplifting who committed an act of robbery is presented. The various aetiological factors implicated in this complicated case are discussed in the light of the recent literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Anxiety Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Anxiety Agents / therapeutic use
  • Depressive Disorder / drug therapy
  • Depressive Disorder / psychology
  • Dissociative Disorders / psychology*
  • Female
  • Flunitrazepam / pharmacology
  • Flunitrazepam / therapeutic use
  • Forensic Psychiatry*
  • Humans
  • Theft / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Theft / psychology*

Substances

  • Anti-Anxiety Agents
  • Flunitrazepam