Hoarding: From a Symptom to a Disorder

Hoarding is a psychological disorder characterized by excessive collecting, storage and inability to discard large quantities of the objects, usually accompanying a severe level of distress or dysfunctionality. Despite the concept has been known for more than a century, it used to be conceptualized...

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Published in:Psikiyatride güncel yaklaşimlar 2015-09, Vol.7 (3), p.1-332
Main Authors: Bulut, Suheyla, Ozdel, Kadir, Kisa, Cebrail
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
compulsive hoarding
DSM-5
obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Summary:Hoarding is a psychological disorder characterized by excessive collecting, storage and inability to discard large quantities of the objects, usually accompanying a severe level of distress or dysfunctionality. Despite the concept has been known for more than a century, it used to be conceptualized as a component of obsessive compulsive disorder. However, hoarding disorder appears as a distinct psychiatric disorder in the last updated version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Accordingly, in this review we aimed to make a general framework in understanding of hoarding disorder which is an attention-grabbing diagnosis in these days. In this regard, we addressed the etiology, clinical features of, and treatment approaches to hoarding disorder. [Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry 2015; 7(3.000): 319-332]
ISSN:1309-0658
DOI:10.5455/cap.20141220023913