Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
Year : 2019, Volume : 10, Issue : 10
First page : ( 312) Last page : ( 314)
Print ISSN : 0976-0245. Online ISSN : 0976-5506.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.02819.5

Hoarding Disorder Effects and its Management

Kumar R. Sree Raja

Associate Professor, School of Nursing Science and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida

Online published on 23 December, 2019.

Abstract

Hoarding disorder is a persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions because of a perceived need to save them. A person with hoarding disorder experiences distress at the thought of getting rid of the items. Excessive accumulation of items, regardless of actual value, occurs where someone acquires an excessive number of items and stores them in a chaotic manner, usually resulting in unmanageable amounts of clutter. Hoarding disorder is also known as compulsive hoarding is a kind of behavior that is characterized by huge acquisition and not willing to discard the large quantities of objects that cover the living areas of the home that clutter and cause significant distress or impairment in areas of functioning.

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Keywords

Hoarding, Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), Compulsive hoarding, Schizophrenia, clutter.

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