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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

Prevalence of hoarding disorder among primary care patients.
Jaisoorya TS, Thamby A, Manoj L, Kumar GS, Gokul GR, Narayanaswamy JC, Arumugham SS, Thennarassu K, Reddy YCJ
Braz J Psychiatry 2021 Mar-Apr;43(2):168-173. doi: 10.1590/1516-4446-2020-0846. PMID: 32876135Free PMC Article
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

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hoarding Disorder: The Current Evidence in Conceptualization, Intervention, and Evaluation.
Lin N, Bacala L, Martin S, Bratiotis C, Muroff J
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2023 Mar;46(1):181-196. Epub 2022 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2022.10.007. PMID: 36740352
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

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 Children and Adolescents: A Review.
Morris SH, Jaffee SR, Goodwin GP, Franklin ME
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2016 Oct;47(5):740-50. doi: 10.1007/s10578-015-0607-2. PMID: 26597114
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
Diagnosis and assessment of hoarding disorder.
Frost RO, Steketee G, Tolin DF
Annu Rev Clin Psychol 2012;8:219-42. Epub 2011 Oct 24 doi: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032511-143116. PMID: 22035242

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

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
Maximizing decision-making style and hoarding disorder symptoms.
Wheaton MG, Topilow K
Compr Psychiatry 2020 Aug;101:152187. Epub 2020 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2020.152187. PMID: 32504873
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 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
Maximizing decision-making style and hoarding disorder symptoms.
Wheaton MG, Topilow K
Compr Psychiatry 2020 Aug;101:152187. Epub 2020 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2020.152187. PMID: 32504873
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

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
Interpersonal attachment, early family environment, and trauma in hoarding: A systematic review.
Chia K, Pasalich DS, Fassnacht DB, Ali K, Kyrios M, Maclean B, Grisham JR
Clin Psychol Rev 2021 Dec;90:102096. Epub 2021 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2021.102096. PMID: 34717158
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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