Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds link between hoarding and ADHD
Researchers have discovered a link between hoarding disorder (HD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among UK adults.
Jun 19, 2020
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News tagged with hoarding
Psychology & Psychiatry
Children with OCD: Hoarding symptoms do not negatively impact therapy response
Hoarding can often be a debilitating problem for adults and is often associated with poorer mental health functioning and response to treatment. For children however, that may not be the case. A new study in the Journal of ...
Jul 23, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Memories form 'barrier' to letting go of objects for people who hoard
New research conducted at the University of Bath has demonstrated important differences in how people with and without hoarding problems discard objects and the role their memories play.
Jun 19, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Does the KonMari method work for clinical hoarders?
Australia is the sixth-largest contributor of household waste per capita in the world. We spend more than $A10.5 billion annually on goods and services that are never or rarely used.
Jan 25, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When possessions are poor substitutes for people—hoarding disorder and loneliness
A decomposed, mummified body of a man was recently found by forensic cleaners in a Sydney apartment. The apartment's owner is thought to have suffered from hoarding disorder, and police believe the decomposed body had been ...
Jun 12, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The cognitive-behavioural model of hoarding disorder
Standard therapy for compulsive hoarding needs to unpack many factors that contribute to the problem.
May 14, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Hoarding symptoms moderately stable during adolescence
Hoarding symptoms are stable during adolescence, mainly due to genetic effects, according to a study published June 28, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Volen Ivanov from the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden and colleagues.
Jun 28, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Australian hoarders falling between the gaps
A leading expert on hoarding disorder has developed a new treatment for the condition and called for a major rethink in the way hoarding is managed in Australia.
Feb 9, 2016
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Health
People at risk of hoarding disorder may have serious complaints about sleep
A new study suggests that those at risk of hoarding disorder may have serious complaints about sleep.
Jun 8, 2015
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Pediatrics
New study looking to detect and treat hoarding disorder in childhood
Hoarding is a debilitating disorder that can have a devastating impact on those with the condition, their families and the community.
Jan 15, 2015
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