TD completed neuropsychological and psychological assessments alongside an experimental task investigating processing of disgust and his living situation. This led us to question whether the basis of his difficulties were neuropsychological or psychological in nature, which became the objective of this study, with a focus on shame and disgust. Problems interpreting expressions of disgust were interesting as TD was living in squalor, neglecting himself, and lacked concern for his circumstances. This paper describes TD who was unable to identify emotional expressions of disgust and was borderline-impaired for facial recognition associated with perceptual difficulties. All rights reservedĭiogenes Syndrome (DS) is characterised by extreme self-neglect, domestic squalor, hoarding, social withdrawal, and lack of concern and shame for the individual’s residential situation. Signs and symptoms gleaned from the personal writings and historical perspectives of Abelard and his time are used here to provide a possible answer to a thousand‐year‐old question: what makes a man … a man? This article is protected by copyright. While this unclear self‐description has suggested to contemporaries and to posterity that Abelard was castrated, we aim to question this belief by analyzing in‐depth this historical‐andrological clinical case to understand if there is any evidence that could suggest that Abelard was instead the victim of an even more brutal punishment: penectomy. Thus a relationship began, celebrated for centuries to come, characterized by burning sexual and intellectual passion, famous correspondence which will be the archetype of sentimental education and the template of romantic love letters, the birth of a son and consequent marriage, and the cowardly revenge of Fulbert, who, together with a band of servants, mutilated, as Abelard wrote. Shortly after, the canon Fulbert asked him to take his niece, the equally famous and highly cultured Héloïse d'Argenteuil (1092 ? – 1164), as a pupil.
Around 1115, Abelard became master of the school of the Cathedral of Notre‐Dame. Born in Le Pallet, near Nantes, Abelard became an academic and wandering cleric of great fame, founder of several schools that attracted students from all countries, arousing the admiration of his contemporaries and the profound envy of his colleagues. Peter Abelard (1079 ‐ 1142) is still considered one of the giants of philosophy, theology, and psychology, and the unsurpassed master of dialectical debate.
DIOGENES SYNDROME MANUAL
Furthermore, creating an agreed-upon constellation of symptoms representative of Diogenes is essential to creating a formal Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) entry, which would facilitate the much-needed development of assessment measures to enable accurate diagnosis and treatment. This case report provides a rare opportunity to better understand the distinction of Diogenes syndrome from the closely related condition hoarding disorder.
Diogenes syndrome is highly comorbid with psychiatric and somatic disorders, including depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, personality disorder, and stress. He was found lying nude on top of garbage with a rug over him. His home was covered in several feet of rubbish, rotting food, and debris and smelled intensely of rotting mould, urine, and faeces. Police officers attended the man’s home following the alarm being raised by his stepfather that he had not been seen or heard from in 3 weeks. This report presents a case of a 51-year-old male admitted to the hospital psychiatric ward following the police removing him from his home. “Severe domestic squalor” or Diogenes syndrome is characterised by extreme self-neglect of environment, health, and hygiene, excessive hoarding, squalor, social withdrawal, and a distinct lack of concern or shame regarding one’s living condition.
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