Diogenes syndrome - causes and treatment of pathological hoarding and self neglect

• Main Authors: Julia Czarnota-Kuczyńska (Author), Katarzyna Cichoń (Author), Małgorzata Chyćko (Author), Natalia Trąbka (Author), Gabriela Demidowicz (Author), Martyna Younes (Author), Nina Lasota (Author), Wojciech Wiśniewski (Author), Maciej Lambach (Author), Klaudia Kowalczyk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kazimierz Wielki University, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction Diogenes syndrome is a behavioral disorder typically described in physically neglected people living in extreme poverty, unsanitary conditions and self-imposed isolation, who often refuse outside help and tend to accumulate unusual objects. This syndrome is gaining increasing attention...