self-neglect

When he died – broke and broken down by self-neglect and dangerous addictions – at the age of only 34, graffiti artists scrawled "Bird Lives!" on Harlem walls.

A teenage Charlie Parker has a cymbal thrown at him 2011

One of the most frequent posters appears to be Starlene, whose mother has Diogenes syndrome, which is characterized by severe self-neglect and is the most extreme type of hoarding.

Dirty Secret Jessie Sholl 2011

Dr. Chase Fennell said death was due to blood-poisoning from bed-sores, due to self-neglect and filthy surroundings, and the jury returned a verdict to that effect.

A MAN AND THE ABYSS 2010

When he died – broke and broken down by self-neglect and dangerous addictions – at the age of only 34, graffiti artists scrawled "Bird Lives!" on Harlem walls.

A teenage Charlie Parker has a cymbal thrown at him 2011

While many people die because of late detection due to their own negligence, there is no reason to believe this self-neglect is more common in the UK than in the US.

RNC airs critical ads prior to Obama visit 2009

When he died – broke and broken down by self-neglect and dangerous addictions – at the age of only 34, graffiti artists scrawled "Bird Lives!" on Harlem walls.

A teenage Charlie Parker has a cymbal thrown at him 2011

We move on to the "Naked Lady Who Stood On Her Head", the book's namesake, where he delivers a quick emergency cure to a young woman delirious from severe hypoglycemia; but he also has the sense not to stop there and continues to work with her and her family so she can move beyond dependence and self-neglect, which is what will keep her out of the ER in the future.

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD: The Naked Lady Who Stood On Her Head: A psychiatrist's stories of his most bizarre cases MD Lloyd I. Sederer 2010

We move on to the "Naked Lady Who Stood On Her Head", the book's namesake, where he delivers a quick emergency cure to a young woman delirious from severe hypoglycemia; but he also has the sense not to stop there and continues to work with her and her family so she can move beyond dependence and self-neglect, which is what will keep her out of the ER in the future.

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD: The Naked Lady Who Stood On Her Head: A psychiatrist's stories of his most bizarre cases MD Lloyd I. Sederer 2010

-- Guardianship (also called conservatorship in California), while the ultimate protection against self-neglect, is an extreme step and should only be taken with the advice of an experienced elder law attorney.

Helping Aging Parents Who Don't Want Help 2010

-- Guardianship (also called conservatorship in California), while the ultimate protection against self-neglect, is an extreme step and should only be taken with the advice of an experienced elder law attorney.

Helping Aging Parents Who Don't Want Help 2010