DIOGENES SYNDROME
Diogenes syndrome, also called syllogomania, is a disorder characterized by the excessive accumulation of useless objects. People who suffer from it are unable to part with these objects; throwing them away is impossible for them. It can be any type of object.
Diogenes syndrome is linked more generally to mental disorders. The direct relationship between patients' personality and the syndrome is unclear, although character similarities suggest potential lines of investigation.
DIOGENES SYNDROME - EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF OBJECTS
THE SYNDROME IS LINKED TO MENTAL DISORDERS
1 in 2000 French people suffer from Diogenes syndrome. Behavioral disorder which affects all social classes and can have very serious consequences, the latter results in neglect of personal and domestic hygiene, a tendency to accumulate objects and strong social isolation. People who suffer from it withdraw into themselves and cut ties with both family and friends. This situation explains why we only discover their condition very late. In many cases, it is only when a death occurs or because neighbors complain that the truth comes to light.
EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF USELESS OBJECTS
Diogenes syndrome is characterized by neglect regarding personal hygiene and pushes those affected to the endless accumulation of objects, and even excrement. Under these conditions, the cleaning of housing, which has often become unsanitary, can only be entrusted to specialists in the subject. Débarras VDS is the perfect solution.
No wonder, then, that society is increasing the number of projects concerning the homes of people suffering from Diogenes syndrome. Enough to ensure, via VDS know-how, a complete restoration of the living space, from clearing to cleaning.
We can even speak of real rehabilitation of the latter, which from being unsanitary becomes truly habitable again. A titanic task that can only be entrusted to specialists. VDS is the perfect example.
The cleaning protocol as part of a Diogenes
The clearance is carried out by a professional team and involves sorting important papers, bagging waste and preparing furniture for the recycling center. We use our own dump trucks to clear things out.
We can even speak of real rehabilitation of the latter, which from being unsanitary becomes truly habitable again. A titanic task that can only be entrusted to specialists. www.videmaison.pro
Indeed, in the most serious cases, the person accumulates not only objects compulsively, but also trash, and even excrement, whether their own or that of their pets. Result: nauseating odors and the proliferation of pests (insects, rats, etc.) in the apartment of the person concerned, but also a source of great inconvenience for the neighborhood.
Once the disorder is discovered and characterized, the person concerned is treated in a psychiatric hospital or, at least, followed by a specialist. But the management of Diogenes syndrome is not limited to this single aspect. Cleaning the home is also an essential aspect which, given the deterioration of the place, can only be carried out by specialists.
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