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Record 1 2024-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

Wandering in which a person is unaware of the boundaries of private spaces.

OBS

intrusive wandering: The word "wandering" is sometimes considered pejorative; it is, however, acceptable in a medical context.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

Errance caractérisée par l'absence de conscience des frontières des espaces privés.

OBS

errance intrusive; errance invasive : Le mot «errance» est parfois considéré comme péjoratif; il est toutefois acceptable dans un contexte médical.

Spanish

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