BackgroundObsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder with multiple
symptom dimensions (eg contamination, symmetry). OCD clusters in families and decades …

Currently there is uncertainty concerning the prevalence of Hoarding Disorder (HD) due to
methodological issues in the evidence base. Estimates have widely ranged from between …

Abstract Background: Hoarding Disorder (HD) is currently under consideration for inclusion
as a distinct disorder in DSM‐5 (1). Few studies have examined comorbidity patterns in …

This article provides a focused review of the literature on compulsive hoarding and presents
a number of options and preliminary recommendations to be considered for DSM‐V. In DSM …

Importance The newDSM-5 “Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders” chapter
contains a series of conditions thought to be etiologically related to obsessive-compulsive …

Compulsions are repetitive, stereotyped thoughts and behaviors designed to reduce harm.
Growing evidence suggests that the neurocognitive mechanisms mediating behavioral …

Like most human behaviors, saving and collecting possessions can range from totally
normal and adaptive to excessive or pathological. Hoarding, or compulsive hoarding, are …

Objective: This study investigated a multicomponent cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) for
hoarding based on a model proposed by Frost and colleagues and manualized in Steketee …

Background: Compulsive hoarding is a common and debilitating, yet poorly understood,
condition characterized by excessive acquisition of and failure to discard a large number of …

This research investigates a “dark side of home,” created when the experiential quality of
home is compromised by 'clutter,'defined as an overabundance of possessions that …