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Ganser syndrome after solitary confinement in prison: A short review and a case report

Henrik Steen Andersen, Dorte Sestoft, Tommy Lillebæk Centre for Crisis and Disaster Psychiatry, Psychiatric Clinic Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen O, Denmark; Clinic of Forensic Psychiatry, Ministry of Justice, Blegdamsvej 6B, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
Pages 199-201 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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