Hoarding is a key symptom of amental illnessknown as hoarding disorder. It's characterized by the extreme difficulty of getting rid of possessions—even those of little or no value. As items accumulate over time, theycluttera person's home to the point where living spaces can't be used as...
Hoarding disorderHelp-seeking intentionBarriers to psychological treatmentTreatment preferencesHoarding Disorder (HD) is a common and debilitating mental health condition that is characterized by low treatment uptake and high drop-out rates. The aim of the present study was to 1) provide a preliminary ...
Paranoid Personality Disorder According to the DSM, people withparanoid personality disorderexhibit “a pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent” as exhibited by four or more of the following symptoms: Suspicion, without basis, that people ar...
Hoarding, also known as hoarding disorder and compulsive hoarding, is a serious psychological disorder where people accumulate a large number of belongings. People who hoard are called hoarders. Even when these objects have little to no value or are considered garbage by others, hoarders struggle to...
Symptoms of OCD Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a serious mental disorder that involves distressing obsessions and repetitive compulsions. The average age of onset is 19.5, but most people can remember having some symptoms in childhood. Most people with OCD find ...
Hoarding OCDis now actually recognized as its own diagnosis in the DSM-5. When someone hoards, they collect items that typically don’t have much value. Magazines, notes, clothing, games, containers — a hoarder may keep so many of these items, their home becomes virtually unlivable as it...
We investigated whether patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and hoarding symptoms can be differentiated from their counterparts with other types of obsessions and compulsions in terms of sociodemographic and clinical features. Ninety-seven patients with OCD were assessed with a sociodemographic...
Are you feeling anxious? You’re not alone. An estimated 1 in 6 adults in the UK have experienced symptoms of a common mental disorder like depression or anxiety in the past week, with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) being the most common.1 ...
Clinically, addressing interpersonal difficulties may improve the efficacy of current treatments for hoarding disorder.Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related DisordersHannah C. BroosMadeline L. KushnerCaitlin A. StamatisKiara R. Timpano
Collecting, arranging, or ordering things (hoarding disorder) Pulling out/eating your hair (trichotillomania) Picking at your skin (excoriation) Other kinds of picking or chewing, like nail biting (body-focused repetitive behavior disorder) ...