Case report: A fugue-like state associated with diazepam use

Military Medicine, Jun 1999 by Simmer, Edward D

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Guarantor: LCDR Edward D. Simmer, MC USN Contributor: LCDR Edward D. Simmer, MC USN

Division Psychiatrist, Second Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC 28542. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of the Navy, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.

Previous presentations: Tidewater Academy of Psychiatry Meeting, Hampton, VA, April 1996; Braceland Symposium (poster), New York, NY, May 1996. This manuscript was received for review in May 1998. The revised manuscript was accepted for publication in October 1998.