Diogenes' syndrome in patients with intellectual disability: 'a rose by any other name'?
Diogenes' syndrome is characterized by marked self-neglect, domestic squalor, social withdrawal and hoarding of rubbish (syllogomania). The syndrome has been reported to occur in association with a wide variety of conditions, but the present authors were unable to find any previous reports of Diogenes' syndrome in patients with intellectual disability.
Williams
H
H
Psychiatry of Learning Disability, Thomas Guy House, Guy's Hospital, London, England.
Clarke
R
R
Fashola
Y
Y
Holt
G
G
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D012934:Social Isolation; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior; D013577:Syndrome