14 Facts About Ganser syndrome

Identification of Ganser syndrome is attributed to German psychiatrist Sigbert Ganser.

Ganser syndrome is described as a dissociative disorder not otherwise specified in the DSM-IV, and is not currently listed in the DSM-5.

Ganser syndrome was previously classified as a factitious disorder, explaining the symptoms as mimicking of what patients who do not experience psychosis believe is typical of the experience.

Ganser syndrome is sometimes referred to as "prison psychosis", emphasizing its prevalence among prisoners, generating discussion about whether the disorder only appears in this population.

Whitlock pointed to the number of cases in which Ganser syndrome was reported in settings of organic brain disease or functional psychosis as evidence of its hysterical foundations.

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Ganser syndrome was listed under Factitious Disorder with Psychological Symptoms in the DSM-III.

Diagnosing Ganser syndrome is challenging because of its rarity and symptom variability.

Ganser syndrome has been observed in groups other than prison populations.

For example, Bromberg has argued that the Ganser syndrome is not due to or related to mental illness, but rather a sort of defense against legal punishment.

One case study of Ganser syndrome presented a middle-aged man who had been in a car crash and wanted disability insurance benefits.

Stern and Whiles proposed an alternative explanation, citing Ganser syndrome presented itself in individuals who, although not psychologically well, do not realize it, and want to appear so.

Approximate answers are prominent in the Ganser syndrome literature, causing concern in those who believe that this is a relatively simple symptom to feign.

Ganser syndrome was regarded as an Adjustment Reaction of Adult Life in the DSM-II and later was moved under the category of Factitious Disorder with Psychological Symptoms in the DSM-III.

Ganser syndrome can be found under the Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified section of the DSM-IV-TR, however it is not listed in the DSM-5, which got rid of the DDNOS section and replaced it with Other Specified Dissociative Disorder and Unspecified Dissociative Disorder.