Which assessment finding best supports the diagnosis of dissociative amnesia with fugue? The patient states:
A) "I cannot recall why I'm living in this town."
B) "I feel as if I'm living in a fuzzy dream state."
C) "I feel like different parts of my body are at war."
D) "I feel very anxious and worried about my problems."

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The patient in a fugue state frequently relocates and assumes a new identity while not recalling his or her previous identity or places previously inhabited. The distractors are more consistent with depersonalization, generalized anxiety disorder, or dissociative identity disorder.

Which Assessment Finding Best Supports the Diagnosis of Dissociative Amnesia