Towards a Definition of "Self-Neglect" in Psychiatric Patients: Descriptions of a Case Series.
Self-neglect, although frequently studied in geriatric populations, has received only limited attention in psychiatric populations. To address this gap, we utilize a behavioral framework to present a set of case examples in order to illustrate the complex relationship between self-neglect behaviors and conditions and various psychiatric illness. Cases are discussed with respect to ascending severity of presentations of self-neglect in adult non-geriatric inpatient psychiatric populations. Self-neglect is conceptualized as a range of behaviors, as well as an overall condition that affects an individual's functioning in several major domains. The concept of self-neglect in non-geriatric psychiatric patients warrants additional study, including development of a formal definition, as well as evaluation of its associated manifestations and implications for treatment and prognosis.
Baylor Psychiatry Clinic, Jamail Specialty Care Center, Baylor College of Medicine, 1977 Butler Blvd, 4th Floor, Suite E4.100, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Joanna
J
Lamkin
Baylor Psychiatry Clinic, Jamail Specialty Care Center, Baylor College of Medicine, 1977 Butler Blvd, 4th Floor, Suite E4.100, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. ptnguyen@bcm.edu.
Phuong T
PT
Nguyen
Baylor Psychiatry Clinic, Jamail Specialty Care Center, Baylor College of Medicine, 1977 Butler Blvd, 4th Floor, Suite E4.100, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
John H
JH
Coverdale
Baylor Psychiatry Clinic, Jamail Specialty Care Center, Baylor College of Medicine, 1977 Butler Blvd, 4th Floor, Suite E4.100, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Mollie R
MR
Gordon
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D055815:Young Adult
Behavioral; Case series; Inpatient; Self-neglect
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