Diogenes syndrome Flashcards
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Diogenes syndrome
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Diogenes syndrome (DS) is a behavioural disorder described in the clinical literature in elderly individuals: the classical constellation of symptoms of this condition include extreme neglected physical state, social isolation, domestic squalor, and tendency to hoard excessively (syllogomania)
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aboulomania
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Pathological indecisiveness
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Megalomania
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Abnormal tendency towards grand or grandiose behaviour
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Entheomania
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Abnormal belief that one is divinely inspired
