Diogenes Syndrome: When Self-Neglect is Nearly Life Threatening
CASE PRESENTATION
Ms. G is a 72-year-old, single white female who lives alone and has no children. She was visited by local mental health services at the request of her neighbors, who complained about an intolerable smell and flies coming from her apartment. On observation from the entrance, the apartment was grossly dirty with an offensive odor. The carpets were soaked with urine and moldy feces. Piles of garbage, each about 5 feet high, restricted the living space. There was no furniture in the house, no refrigerator, and among the garbage the only signs of nourishment were cracker ...
