Diogenes syndrome is a behavioral disorder that affects older adults. It occurs in both men and women. The main symptoms are excessive hoarding, dirty homes, and poor personal hygiene. People with ...

Diogenes syndrome involves self-neglect, social isolation, and hoarding, often leading to unsanitary living conditions and health issues. It is not a conscious choice, but a behavioral condition.

From time to time the media inform us about some person, generally elderly, who has had to be assisted by social services because they live in a state of personal and social neglect, isolated in their ...

Diogenes of Sinope was an ancient Greek philosopher and self-proclaimed "Citizen of the World" who, at different points, allegedly lived in a wine barrel (or possibly another kind of jar), urinated on ...