ABSTRACT<\/p>\n
Introduction:<\/strong> The hoarding syndrome or Diogenes syndrome, erroneously named from the ancient Greek\u00a0philosopher, although he live a monastic life and no mention of neglected hygiene. Hoarding is the excessive\u00a0collection of objects, without any emotional or practical value, while the person has inability to reject\u00a0some of them. The hoarding syndrome affects thinking, emotions and behavior.<\/p>\n Purpose:<\/strong> Of this paper is to present the characteristics, signs and symptoms of hoarding syndrome, as\u00a0well as, evaluating and treating this. Furthermore, to investigate whether is about a symptom, syndrome\u00a0or disorder.<\/p>\n Literature Review:<\/strong> The literature has been searched, both Greek and foreign language on the internet,\u00a0with key-words: nursing intervention, hoarding syndrome, Diogenes syndrome. For the first time the\u00a0hoarding syndrome attracted the interest of the scientific community, in America, in 1947, when two\u00a0brothers who lived in a stone house with three stores, found dead and the whole house entailed 120 tons\u00a0of heterogeneous materials. The hoarding syndrome appears as a symptom in other neuropsychiatric\u00a0disorders (schizophrenia, dementia), but more often found in OCD.\u00a0The Clark and el (1975) were first described in their article, entitled \u00abDiogenes syndrome\u00bb, the behavioral\u00a0disorder as a strong self-abandonment, worthless and useless collection of things, social withdrawal,\u00a0lack of insight and refusal to accept help and therapy. The signs and symptoms of the syndrome include:\u00a0messy living quarters, weakness rejection of useless things, things unnecessary movements while no\u00a0rejection of some of them, dysfunction in daily activities and procrastination in decision making. Also,\u00a0perfectionism and difficulty in organizing objects, discomfort when there is interference from the familiar\u00a0environment. Risk factors for the syndrome are associated with age, family environment, stressful life\u00a0events, social isolation and perfectionism.<\/p>\n Conclusions:<\/strong> Hoarding syndrome is a serious risk to public health. The person is in danger at the social,\u00a0psychological, physical and leading to reduced quality of life. Treatment includes psychopharmacology,\u00a0cognitive-behavioral therapy, education and social support. Patients should be treated in such a way that\u00a0helps them to trust their health professionals.<\/p>\n Key-words:<\/strong> hoarding syndrome, Diogenes syndrome, treatment, intervention<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ABSTRACT Introduction: The hoarding syndrome or Diogenes syndrome, erroneously named from the ancient Greek\u00a0philosopher, although he live a monastic life and no mention of neglected hygiene. 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