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compulsive hoarding

behavioral pattern characterized by compulsive acquisition and storing of goods

Key facts

Other names: Compulsive hoarding, Plyushkin's disorder
Specialty: Psychiatry , clinical psychology
Symptoms: Excessive acquisition; perceived need to save possessions; persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value; intense urge to keep items and distress when getting rid of them
Usual onset: Ages 11–15
Duration: Chronic
Causes: Not clear, possibly genetic, and stressful life experiences
Risk factors: Traumatic events
Diagnostic method: ICD-10-CM Code F42.3, DSM-5 300.3 (F42)
Treatment: Psychotherapy
Prognosis: Progressive
Frequency: UK : 2–5% of population, US : Up to 6% , GER : c. 1.8 million

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Hoarding disorder (HD) is a mental disorder characterized by persistent difficulty in parting with possessions and engaging in excessive acquisition of items that are not needed or for which no space is available. This results in severely cluttered living spaces, distress, and impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. Excessive acquisition is characterized by repetitive urges or behaviours related to amassing or buying property. Difficulty discarding possessions is characterized by a perceived need to save items and distress associated with discarding them. Accumulation of possessions results in living spaces becoming cluttered to the point that their use or safety is compromised. It is recognized by the eleventh revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5).

Prevalence rates are estimated at 2% to 5% in adults, though the condition typically manifests in childhood with symptoms worsening in advanced age, at which point collected items have grown excessive and family members who would otherwise help to maintain and control the levels of clutter have either died or moved away.