Compulsive hoarding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Compulsive hoarding (or pathological hoarding ) is the acquisition of and failure to use or discard such a large number of seemingly useless possessions that it causes significant clutter and impai...
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Hoarding — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment for this compulsion to collect animals or things. ... Hoarding creates such cramped living conditions that entire rooms may be filled to capacity, and homes may be left with only narrow pathways winding through stacks of clutter.
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www.mayoclinic.com/health/hoarding/DS00966
www.mayoclinic.com/health/hoarding/DS00966
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Randy Frost, a psychology professor at Smith College in Northampton, Mass., estimates that 2% to 3% of the population has OCD, and up to a third of those exhibit hoarding behavior (Cohen, 2004).
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www.squalorsurvivors.com/squalor/hoarding.shtml
www.squalorsurvivors.com/squalor/hoarding.shtml
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Although hoarding behavior may manifest in people suffering from psychosis, brain damage, or dementia, most severe hoarding appears to be a subtype of OCD and is usually coupled with other OCD behavior such as compulsive counting, hand washing, checking (making sure the stove is off), and organizing (never mind!)
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www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/03.16.00/clutterbuste...
www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/03.16.00/clutterbusters-0011.html
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In some cases, a loss or other significant life event can trigger hoarding behavior. Hoarding behavior may also be present in persons with dementia. ... The motivation driving the compulsion to hoard varies among persons with the behavior. Some persons who hoard receive pleasure out of collecting items they want,
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www.newswise.com/articles/view/531200/
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San Francisco Bay Area Internet Guidefor Extreme Hoarding Behavior ... At the end of each episode we'll find out who has been able to keep their hoarding behavior at bay and who, despite help, is still lost inside this painful disease.
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www.hoarders.org/
www.hoarders.org/
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Many people see traces of hoarding behavior in themselves. Though having a big mess is a far cry from pathological hoarding, such behavior appears to be on a continuum. ... It's unclear how widespread hoarding is, since the problem often surfaces only after a neighbor's complaint or a medical emergency. Randy Frost,
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www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-02-18-hoarding-usat_x...
www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-02-18-hoarding-usat_x.htm
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But look closer at this Seattle structure, and the classic signs of hoarding behavior are evident -- belongings piled so high inside that they have crushed her blinds against the windows, her back yard a crammed minefield of rickety construction materials, rusted canned goods and decaying cars.
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www.seattlepi.com/local/93443_hoarding30.shtml
www.seattlepi.com/local/93443_hoarding30.shtml
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Electrical stimulation of those points in the lateral hypothalamic area of the brain that promote feeding, but not of other points, elicited intense hoarding activity in satiated rats, similar to that produced by long-term food deprivation.
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www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/155/3760/349
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