Diogenes Syndrome: Identification and Distinction from Hoarding Disorder

“Severe domestic squalor” or Diogenes syndrome is characterised by extreme self-neglect of environment, health, and hygiene, excessive hoarding, squalor, social withdrawal, and a distinct lack of concern or shame regarding one’s living condition. This report presents a case of a 51-year-old male adm...

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Main Authors: Carmel Proctor, Sakib Rahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Psychiatry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2810137
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