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Mental health
fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

Hoarding Disorder May Lead to Increased Suicide Risk

Hoarding disorder affects 2-6% of the population, characterized by compulsive accumulation and clutter, with 13% of sufferers attempting suicide and significant associations with depression and social isolation.
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

Compassion for People Living in Hoarding or Squalid Conditions

The garage in their Pontiac home was filled with food, much of it perishable. Animals got into it. Summer arrived. The toxic smell of rotted food was inescapable. Uhle hoped someone would intervene, but no one did. Had her parents lived elsewhere, perhaps the story would have ended differently. Gleason and colleagues (2021) address this dilemma directly in "Managing hoarding and squalor," noting that general practitioners often play a key role in recognizing and managing these situations before they become dangerous.
Mental health
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

What Hoarding Tells Us About Connection and Isolation

Hoarding disorder reflects social-connection deficits that redirect attachment needs into objects, producing clutter as a neuropsychological expression of loneliness and altered perception.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
8 months ago

Homeless Hoarders, a Hidden Crisis

The study highlights the connection between hoarding disorder and increased eviction risk.
Hoarding disorder represents a significant public health issue, not just an individual problem.
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