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Age of onset of compulsive hoarding

Grisham, Jessica R., Frost, Randy O., Steketee, Gail, Kim, Hyo-Jin, Hood, Sarah·2006·Journal of Anxiety Disorders
DOI 10.1016/j.janxdis.2005.07.004
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Although compulsive hoarding appears to be a chronic, progressive disorder, little is known about its onset and course. The current study employed retrospective assessment of 51 individuals with compulsive hoarding difficulties to determine onset of various hoarding symptoms (clutter, acquisition, difficulty discarding), as well as the individual's degree of recognition of the problem at various times throughout his or her life. Participants were asked to describe life events from each decade that occurred at the time hoarding symptoms were developing. Symptoms of clutter and difficulty discarding appeared to begin at approximately the same age, whereas acquiring problems began slightly later. Recognition of the problem developed significantly later than any of the symptoms themselves. A portion of participants reported that their hoarding symptoms were reduced at some point in their lives, but few reported full remission of hoarding at any point. Survival analysis of age of onset of hoarding symptoms indicated that individuals who reported a stressful event when saving behavior started had a significantly later age of onset than those who reported no events at the age of onset. Perhaps for some individuals compulsive hoarding is a lifelong characterological phenomenon, whereas for others hoarding behavior develops later as a reaction to stress or loss.

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  • Hoarding begins for many in their teens but recognition of the problems lags considerably.

    “hoarding begins for many in their teens but recognition of the problems lags considerably (Grisham et al., 2006)”

    From The profile of executive function in OCD hoarders and hoarding disorder (2014) · cites this paper as Grisham et al., 2006

  • Age of onset of hoarding symptoms may be an important determinant in distinguishing potential mechanisms contributing to hoarding behaviour.

    “Age of onset of hoarding symptoms may be an important determinant in distinguishing potential mechanisms contributing to hoarding behaviour (Grisham et al., 2006).”

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Authors
Grisham, J. R., Frost, R. O., Steketee, G., Kim, H.-J., & Hood, S.
Affiliations
  • Boston University (US)
  • Smith College (US)
Corresponding author
Grisham, Jessica R.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Anxiety Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006
Volume
20
Issue
5
Pages
675-686
ISSN
0887-6185 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.janxdis.2005.07.004
OpenAlex
W2170576400
Cited by
320
References
24
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Anxiety Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Personal Information Management and User Behavior
Keywords
hoarding disorder, age of onset, clutter, problem identification, remission, life events
MeSH terms
Activities of Daily Living, Adult, Aged, Chronic Disease, Compulsive Behavior, Female, Food, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Disorders, Surveys and Questionnaires, Severity of Illness Index, Age of Onset, Disease Progression

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