Hoarding disorder is a mental health condition marked by persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value, driven by a perceived need to save the items and distress associated with discarding them, which results in the accumulation of possessions that congest and clutter living spaces to the point of compromising their intended use. It was recognized as its own diagnosis, separate from obsessive-compulsive disorder, in the DSM-5 in 2013.
Facts
Classification
ICD-10 ChapterV: Mental and Behavioural Disorders 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Connections
Treated By
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a standard evidence-based treatment for hoarding disorder.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Hoarding disorder
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Psychiatry, clinical psychology
Lead section, disease-category statement
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.
Lead section, transmission-route statement
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.
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Mental and behavioural disorders
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