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Alcohol Excess and the Senile Squalor Syndrome
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1982
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Substance UseImportant Predisposing FactorNeuropsychiatryPsychologyAlcohol MisuseMental DisordersSenile Squalor SyndromeHealth SciencesPsychiatrySerious Physical ImpairmentAlcohol AbuseAlcohol DependenceClinical DisordersSubstance AbuseAlcohol ExcessAlcohol StudiesAddictionDementiaCognitive DysfunctionCommunicative DisordersMedicinePsychopathology
ABSTRACT: Two patients are described who fit the category of the senile squalor syndrome, i.e., the deterioration into squalor and self‐neglect by a patient not subject to dementia or serious physical impairment. It is suggested that alcoholism may be an important predisposing factor.
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