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
FREE ITEMS
50% 50%
38%
45%OF HOARDERS OF HOARDERS
10%
50/0 78%
OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION
0CD AND HOARDING
18-40% or ocn PATIENTS
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