What Is Dissociative Fugue?
1. Prevalence
Part of the reason that dissociative fugue is so mysterious and misunderstood is that it is extremely rare. Researchers estimate that only about 0.2% of the population is affected by it. Female patients are more often affected than males.
However, a large traumatic event that impacts many people at the same time may provoke more cases of dissociative fugue. Researchers have observed a slight uptake after wars and natural disasters among the people directly affected by them.
