YOU SHOULD

KNOW ABOUT

HOARDING THERAPY

1 HOARDING

The main characteristics of a hoarder are:

acquiring large amounts of useless items without

getting rid of them, cluttering the living spaces with

said useless items, and being unable to return

borrowed or stolen items,

2 THE CAUSES

The causes of hoarding can be anxiety, trauma, 0CD,

learned family habits, evolutionary traits and genetics,

3 THE TYPES

Hoarders may focus on one type of item due to

condition factors or obsessions, Some hoarders may

not have any preferences, while others choose to

hoard animals, books, trash or trinkets of a specific

category

4 THERAPY ........

Cognitive behavior therapy is the most popular method

used to treat hoarding, This kind of therapy involves

exploring the reasons a person hoards, learning how to

organize and get rid of unnecessary possessions,

improves decision-making and coping skills, and helps TeSPOWd POSI‘IVQIY

the patient learn to relax and relieve anxiety through to this therapy

coping methods. method

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Antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications can be

prescribed to hoarding patients with mixed results. If a

hoarding condition is the direct symptom of

depression, anxiety or 0CD, these methods may work —

but these pharmaceuticals often don’t help the

neurological and genetic factors involved

PREVENTION ..................

This kind of exposure therapy involves hoarders being

forced to get rid of large quantities of items The

results are usually poor — it gets rid of the current

hoarding mess, but no steps are taken to correct the

behavior, thus the hoarding continues.

75% 50% CHILDREN

25 months

age 6 70% of children

OF HOARDERS

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38%

45%OF HOARDERS OF HOARDERS

10%

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OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION

0CD AND HOARDING

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