Diogenes Syndrome

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Diogenes Syndrome

Dementia-related lassitude in which a subject allows his/her home and personal environment to deteriorate, and may collect objects of little value—e.g., string, newspapers

Diogenes syndrome

Senile neglect Geriatrics Dementia-related lassitude in which a subject allows his home and personal environment to deteriorate, and may collect objects of little value–eg, string, newspapers

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