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Jan 9, 2016 14:29
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Spanish term

sindrome de abandono

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general) Cause of death
(Sorry, couldn't paste in accented "i").

This is listed as a cause of death on a death certificate. The entire phrase is "Mal nutrición de adulto síndrome de abandono".

Any ideas? I am thinking of deprivation disorder, but I would appreciate any other suggestions.

Thanks!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 neglect
3 +1 abandonement syndrome
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Discussion

Muriel Vasconcellos Jan 11, 2016:
@ lugoben Tuberculosis is in fact a classic case of disease commonly associated with neglect and marginalization. Prior to HIV, it was largely associated with extreme poverty and homelessness. In fact, there used to be a term "non-pauper tuberculosis," referring to the exceptional cases *not* associated with poverty. See:

query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res...
... the Academy considers the exclusion of non-pauper tuberculosis immigrants and consumptive aliens visiting our shores unwise, inhumane, ...
lugoben Jan 10, 2016:
Many people suffer from síndrome de abanadono one way or another. Some of them die and some don't. So it could heard to state it as a cause of death. Clearly the cause of death was tuberculosis so to translated in a almost literal way won't be the solution, as there are cases were it doesn't match. In English the more direct way will possibly be placed as the cause of death and it is more likely to be put as tuberculosis (neglect).
Veronica Allievi Jan 10, 2016:
http://biblioteca.usac.edu.gt/tesis/05/05_8823.pdf
Muriel Vasconcellos Jan 10, 2016:
Why I voted for 'neglect' I'm understanding this phrase in the sense of neglect of the elderly, the homeless, those living in extreme poverty, undocumented migrants, prisoners, street kids, clandestine sex workers, drug addicts, and other social outcasts who can die from exposure to extreme conditions--a combination or poor sanitation, exhaustion/stress, excessive cold or heat (when lack of water can kill), and other factors.
I don't think Spanish has a true equivalent for the kind of deep neglect. "Negligencia" is too superficial, as it is often translated as 'negligence' or 'carelessness', hence the need to coin an expression to fill the lexical gap. However, if I"m not mistaken, 'abandonment syndrome' in English is used almost entirely in the psychological sense.
Charles Davis Jan 9, 2016:
The Guatemalan thesis, which I've looked at too, seems to use "síndrome de abandono" to cover a range of circumstances, unfortunately without clearly defining what it is (as far as I can tell). But although it apparently can denote a psychological or emotional state, it's difficult to see how that could be cited as a cause of death, even a secondary cause, on a par with malnutrition. People surely don't die just because they feel abandoned or neglected; there must be an associated physical cause.
liz askew Jan 9, 2016:
See: this occurs in the elderly:
http://biblioteca.usac.edu.gt/tesis/05/05_8823.pdf
Kathleen Shelly (asker) Jan 9, 2016:
I am so sorry, the man whose death certificate this is was 72. The direct cause of death was tuberculosis. Secondary causes of death were malnutrition and "síndrome de abandono."
Cecilia Gowar Jan 9, 2016:
Abandoned child syndrome? But that is a psychological condition... I would not expect it to be mentioned as "cause of death". Do you have any more background??

Proposed translations

+4
3 hrs
Selected

neglect

As malnutrition and neglect go together, I think it simply means "neglect" in this case.
NOT to be confused with "neglect syndrome", which refers to spatial neglect, a behavioral syndrome occurring after brain injury.

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http://hassakislaw.com/malnutrition-nursing-home-neglect-6-f...

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http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-1-61...

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"Adult malnutrition and neglect":
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK98800/
Peer comment(s):
agree Charles Davis : Or perhaps self-neglect?
1 hr
neutral Robert Carter : It could be that "sindrome de abandono" is a specific term that concerns affective abandonment, as distinct from physical neglect. http://biblioteca.usac.edu.gt/tesis/05/05_8823.pdf
2 hrs
agree Muriel Vasconcellos : See my comment above.
15 hrs
agree Phoenix III
20 hrs
agree Heather Oland
3 days 3 hrs
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+1
56 mins

abandonement syndrome

http://www.abandonment.net/articles/post-traumatic-stress-di...

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Note added at 22 hrs (2016-01-10 12:44:04 GMT)
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http://biblioteca.usac.edu.gt/tesis/05/05_8823.pdf
Peer comment(s):
agree philgoddard : Abandonment. Sounds unusual as a cause of death, but ours not to reason why...
13 mins
thank you.
neutral Muriel Vasconcellos : I couldn't find any non-psychological references.
18 hrs
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