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Self-neglect in Adult Life

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Panos Vostanis  and
Christine Dean
Panos Vostanis
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham
Christine Dean*
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2QZ
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

Two cases of self-neglect in adult patients with no psychiatric diagnosis are reported. The presentation included domestic squalor and hoarding of rubbish, with the patients living alone and having a history of schizoid and paranoid personality traits. Both refused all recommended help. A move to more protected accommodation was the only practical measure that led to a degree of improvement.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 161 , Issue 2 , August 1992 , pp. 265 - 267
Copyright
Copyright © 1992 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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