Hoarding Disorder
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DEFINITION
- Persistent difficulty discarding personal possessions, even those of apparently little value, leading to substantial clutter that inhibits the normal use of space for basic functions like cooking, cleaning, moving around the house, and sleeping; the symptoms cause clinically significant distress and/or impairment in functioning.[1]
- See figure illustrating compulsive hoarding.
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DEFINITION
- Persistent difficulty discarding personal possessions, even those of apparently little value, leading to substantial clutter that inhibits the normal use of space for basic functions like cooking, cleaning, moving around the house, and sleeping; the symptoms cause clinically significant distress and/or impairment in functioning.[1]
- See figure illustrating compulsive hoarding.
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Last updated: June 10, 2017
Citation
Riddle, Julia, et al. "Hoarding Disorder." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, 2017. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787061/all/Hoarding_Disorder.
Riddle J, Nestadt P, Samuels J. Hoarding Disorder. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. 2017. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787061/all/Hoarding_Disorder. Accessed February 2, 2023.
Riddle, J., Nestadt, P., & Samuels, J. (2017). Hoarding Disorder. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787061/all/Hoarding_Disorder
Riddle J, Nestadt P, Samuels J. Hoarding Disorder [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. ; 2017. [cited 2023 February 02]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787061/all/Hoarding_Disorder.
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