#DIOGENES SYNDROME. SKIN#

The aim of that article is to gather and summarize up-to-date knowledge about said disease. In one study, half of all cases of Diogenes syndrome occurred in the presence of psychiatric disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder or schizophrenia. This paper describes the newest reports concerning epidemiology and the effectiveness of pharmacological treatment. The fact that there is still very little knowledge about the therapy nor the diagnosis of Diogenes’ syndrome makes it difficult to treat. In addition, this article contains criteria, presented by Shehryar Khan in The American Journal of Psychiatry Residents' Journal, that can help in diagnosing this affliction. What is more, their work covered majority of the most frequent indications along with its questionable etiopathogenesis. This is usually due to a lack of regular washing.

#DIOGENES SYNDROME. SKIN#

This article shows the history of said disease, starting from early mentions, then going through researches conducted by Duncan Macmillan and Patricia Shaw in 1966, up until later studies done by Clark and his colleagues - this team labeled said illness in 1975 as Diogenes’ syndrome. A person with Diogenes syndrome can develop a skin condition called dermatitis passivata, where a horny crust develops over the skin. In most cases, it affects elderly and lonesome people. Its main symptoms are complete negligence of ones hygiene, domestic squalor, emotional and social detachment as well as pathological hoarding of unnecessary things (mostly rubbish). Wydział Biologii i Ochrony Środowiska, UMK w Toruniuĭiogenes’ syndrome, pathologica, hoarding, elderly neglect Abstractĭiogenes’ syndrome is a severe, life-threatening neurobehavioral disorder.

Diogenes syndrome.