| Severe Domestic Squalor Contributor(s): Snowdon, John (Author), Halliday, Graeme (Author), Banerjee, Sube (Author) |
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ISBN: 0511998538 ISBN-13: 9780511998539 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $156.75 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Mental Health |
| Dewey: 616.858 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Should you intervene in the life of the 48-year-old woman whose dwelling is stuffed with accumulated rubbish and who will not let anyone help get rid of it - or the 78-year-old surrounded by putrescent food and filth - or the 'animal accumulator'? Cases of severe domestic squalor (sometimes called Diogenes Syndrome) are among the most complex and difficult faced by community agencies. Local councils, housing officers, health professionals, social services, animal welfare agencies, public guardians and of course relatives and neighbours often feel powerless and lack confidence about what to do when faced with such situations. The guidelines, recommendations and case examples in Severe Domestic Squalor will help concerned people to understand what can be done and how, by providing an understanding of the causative factors and who should take the lead in dealing with them. |
Contributor Bio(s): Halliday, Graeme: - Graeme Halliday is Senior Specialist in Psychiatry, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia.Banerjee, Sube: - Sube Banerjee is Professor of Mental Health and Ageing, Section of Mental Health and Ageing, Health Service and Population Research Department, The Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK.Snowdon, John: - John Snowdon is Clinical Professor at the Discipline of Psychiatry, Sydney Medical School, and Old Age Psychiatrist for Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia. |