5/29/2023 0 Comments Diogenes syndrome in young adultsThe similarity with folie a deux has been noted. Respectively of couples in which both individuals fulfilledĬriteria for the syndrome. Wrigley and Cooney described five and four cases Although the majority of cases in all three studies were living alone, Macmillan and Shaw and There is a thus a consensus from the literature that at least half of the cases have psychiatric disorders the commonest diagnosis being dementia but with some cases of alcohol abuse, affective disorders and In a study of 29 cases presenting to an old age psychiatry service, Wrigley and Cooney found that about one-third of cases had no psychiatric disorder while most of the remainder suffered with dementia. Clarke's study included personality assessment using the Cattell Personality Inventory and found patients were more aloof, suspicious, detached, aggressive and poorly socially integrated. Both studies identified a significant proportion of cases with higher than average intelligence. studied 30 cases of Diogenes syndrome admitted to an inpatient medical unit over a 10-month period and found a roughly similar proportion of cases (50%) where no psychiatric disorder was identified. They found that those at risk of lapsing into such squalor were 'old people of the independent and domineering type living alone, with poor or non-existent social links with their local community'. They called the condition senileīreakdown, viewed it as a distinct syndrome and reported no evidence of psychosis in 34 of the 72 cases encountered. Macmillan and Shaw's pioneering study in Nottingham was a 3-year prospective community study examining all cases of senile squalor which were reported by general practitioners, geriatricians, social workers and clergy. There have been several major case series of the syndrome over the past 30 years. However the major systematic studies of this condition have been notable for their similarities rather than their differences and a core body of knowledge has emerged about the disorder. It is unlikely that these are truly representative of the The major difficulty in making generalizations about Diogenes syndrome from published research is that all the published studies have been restricted to subjects presenting to healthservices. If anyone knows of a non threatening way to help such people please post. And they arn't all elderly, either! I have encountered this many times as a census taker, animal rescue agent, handyman, ect. These people don't seem to be harmful to anyone except for creating a public health hazard what with the vermin and fire hazards that can result from having so much crap in their homes. I see alot of people in my rural community who are reclusive packrats living in cluttered filth in ramshackle conditions. I am posting this topic here as it seems to have no specific catagory of its own.
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