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Hoarding Disorder

MedGen UID:
854222
•Concept ID:
C3837219
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Disorders, Hoarding; Hoarding Disorders

Definition

Disordered behavior associated with clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning and persistent difficulty parting with possessions due to a perceived need to save the items and distress associated with discarding them. (from DSM-V) The quantity of collected items sets the behavior apart from normal collecting behaviors. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHoarding Disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pathophysiology and treatment of hoarding disorder.
Nakao T, Kanba S
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2019 Jul;73(7):370-375. Epub 2019 May 20 doi: 10.1111/pcn.12853. PMID: 31021515
Assessment and treatment of hoarding disorder.
Brakoulias V, Milicevic D
Australas Psychiatry 2015 Aug;23(4):358-60. Epub 2015 May 27 doi: 10.1177/1039856215587235. PMID: 26019288
Treatment of hoarding.
Frost RO
Expert Rev Neurother 2010 Feb;10(2):251-61. doi: 10.1586/ern.09.159. PMID: 20136381

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders.
Mattina GF, Slyepchenko A, Steiner M
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;175:369-386. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64123-6.00025-4. PMID: 33008538
Recent Advances in Research on Hoarding.
Davidson EJ, Dozier ME, Pittman JOE, Mayes TL, Blanco BH, Gault JD, Schwarz LJ, Ayers CR
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2019 Aug 13;21(9):91. doi: 10.1007/s11920-019-1078-0. PMID: 31410591Free PMC Article
The Etiology of Hoarding Disorder: A Review.
Dozier ME, Ayers CR
Psychopathology 2017;50(5):291-296. Epub 2017 Aug 16 doi: 10.1159/000479235. PMID: 28810245Free PMC Article
Assessment and treatment of hoarding disorder.
Brakoulias V, Milicevic D
Australas Psychiatry 2015 Aug;23(4):358-60. Epub 2015 May 27 doi: 10.1177/1039856215587235. PMID: 26019288
Clinical practice. Hoarding disorder.
Mataix-Cols D
N Engl J Med 2014 May 22;370(21):2023-30. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcp1313051. PMID: 24849085

Diagnosis

Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders.
Mattina GF, Slyepchenko A, Steiner M
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;175:369-386. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64123-6.00025-4. PMID: 33008538
Scrupulosity and hoarding.
Frost RO, Gabrielson I, Deady S, Dernbach KB, Guevara G, Peebles-Dorin M, Yap K, Grisham JR
Compr Psychiatry 2018 Oct;86:19-24. Epub 2018 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.06.011. PMID: 30041077
Hoarding in Singapore.
Choo KW, Lee WL, How CH, Ng BY
Singapore Med J 2015 Sep;56(9):484-6; quiz 487. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2015131. PMID: 26464529Free PMC Article
Assessment and treatment of hoarding disorder.
Brakoulias V, Milicevic D
Australas Psychiatry 2015 Aug;23(4):358-60. Epub 2015 May 27 doi: 10.1177/1039856215587235. PMID: 26019288
Clinical practice. Hoarding disorder.
Mataix-Cols D
N Engl J Med 2014 May 22;370(21):2023-30. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcp1313051. PMID: 24849085

Therapy

Pharmacotherapy for Hoarding Disorder: How did the Picture Change since its Excision from OCD?
Piacentino D, Pasquini M, Cappelletti S, Chetoni C, Sani G, Kotzalidis GD
Curr Neuropharmacol 2019;17(8):808-815. doi: 10.2174/1570159X17666190124153048. PMID: 30678629Free PMC Article
Diogenes Syndrome.
Assal F
Front Neurol Neurosci 2018;41:90-97. Epub 2017 Nov 16 doi: 10.1159/000475688. PMID: 29145187
Hoarding disorder in older adulthood.
Ayers CR, Najmi S, Mayes TL, Dozier ME
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2015 Apr;23(4):416-422. Epub 2014 May 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2014.05.009. PMID: 24953872Free PMC Article
Clinical practice. Hoarding disorder.
Mataix-Cols D
N Engl J Med 2014 May 22;370(21):2023-30. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcp1313051. PMID: 24849085
Treatment of hoarding.
Frost RO
Expert Rev Neurother 2010 Feb;10(2):251-61. doi: 10.1586/ern.09.159. PMID: 20136381

Prognosis

The generational impact of household clutter.
Nix CA, Dozier ME
Br J Clin Psychol 2023 Mar;62(1):260-271. Epub 2022 Dec 7 doi: 10.1111/bjc.12407. PMID: 36478581
Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders.
Mattina GF, Slyepchenko A, Steiner M
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;175:369-386. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64123-6.00025-4. PMID: 33008538
Insight across mental disorders: A multifaceted metacognitive phenomenon.
Konstantakopoulos G
Psychiatriki 2019 Jan-Mar;30(1):13-16. doi: 10.22365/jpsych.2019.301.13. PMID: 31115349
Pathophysiology and treatment of hoarding disorder.
Nakao T, Kanba S
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2019 Jul;73(7):370-375. Epub 2019 May 20 doi: 10.1111/pcn.12853. PMID: 31021515
Scrupulosity and hoarding.
Frost RO, Gabrielson I, Deady S, Dernbach KB, Guevara G, Peebles-Dorin M, Yap K, Grisham JR
Compr Psychiatry 2018 Oct;86:19-24. Epub 2018 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.06.011. PMID: 30041077

Clinical prediction guides

The generational impact of household clutter.
Nix CA, Dozier ME
Br J Clin Psychol 2023 Mar;62(1):260-271. Epub 2022 Dec 7 doi: 10.1111/bjc.12407. PMID: 36478581
The association between personality traits and hoarding behaviors.
Dozier ME, DeShong HL
Curr Opin Psychiatry 2022 Jan 1;35(1):53-58. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000754. PMID: 34620755
Object attachment and emotion (Dys)regulation across development and clinical populations.
Timpano KR, Port JH
Curr Opin Psychol 2021 Jun;39:109-114. Epub 2020 Aug 25 doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.08.013. PMID: 32979626
Insight across mental disorders: A multifaceted metacognitive phenomenon.
Konstantakopoulos G
Psychiatriki 2019 Jan-Mar;30(1):13-16. doi: 10.22365/jpsych.2019.301.13. PMID: 31115349
Scrupulosity and hoarding.
Frost RO, Gabrielson I, Deady S, Dernbach KB, Guevara G, Peebles-Dorin M, Yap K, Grisham JR
Compr Psychiatry 2018 Oct;86:19-24. Epub 2018 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.06.011. PMID: 30041077

Recent systematic reviews

Cognitive impairment in hoarding disorder: a systematic review.
Stumpf BP, de Souza LC, Mourão MSF, Rocha FL, Fontenelle LF, Barbosa IG
CNS Spectr 2023 Jun;28(3):300-312. Epub 2022 Apr 28 doi: 10.1017/S1092852922000153. PMID: 35477853
Emotion dysregulation and hoarding symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Akbari M, Seydavi M, Mohammadkhani S, Turchmanovych N, Chasson GS, Majlesi N, Hajialiani V, Askari T
J Clin Psychol 2022 Jul;78(7):1341-1353. Epub 2022 Jan 30 doi: 10.1002/jclp.23318. PMID: 35098535
A systematic review and psychometric evaluation of self-report measures for hoarding disorder.
Ong CW, Krafft J, Levin ME, Twohig MP
J Affect Disord 2021 Jul 1;290:136-148. Epub 2021 May 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.04.082. PMID: 33993080
Prevalence of Hoarding Disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Postlethwaite A, Kellett S, Mataix-Cols D
J Affect Disord 2019 Sep 1;256:309-316. Epub 2019 Jun 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.06.004. PMID: 31200169
Hoarding Disorder and a Systematic Review of Treatment with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Williams M, Viscusi JA
Cogn Behav Ther 2016;45(2):93-110. Epub 2016 Jan 21 doi: 10.1080/16506073.2015.1133697. PMID: 26795499

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