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  2. Hoarding disorder - Wikipedia

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    Hoarding disorder (HD) or Plyushkin's disorder is a mental disorder [7] characterised by persistent difficulty in parting with possessions and engaging in excessive acquisition of items that are not needed or for which no space is available. This results in severely cluttered living spaces, distress, and impairment in personal, family, social ...

  3. Digital hoarding - Wikipedia

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    An extremely cluttered computer desktop, a common example of digital hoarding.. Digital hoarding (also known as e-hoarding, e-clutter, data hoarding, digital pack-rattery or cyber hoarding) is defined by researchers as an emerging sub-type of hoarding disorder characterized by individuals collecting excessive digital material which leads to those individuals experiencing stress and ...

  4. Hoarding - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, individuals with hoarding disorder may have a quality of life as poor as those diagnosed with schizophrenia. [10] Eventually, the disorder increases family strain, [11] work impairment, [12] and the risk of serious medical conditions. [13] Hoarding disorder begins at an average age of 13 years old. [14]

  5. Diogenes syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Diogenes syndrome is a disorder that involves hoarding of rubbish and severe self-neglect. In addition, the syndrome is characterized by domestic squalor, syllogomania, social alienation, and refusal of help. It has been shown that the syndrome is caused as a reaction to stress that was experienced by the patient. The time span in which the ...

  6. Hoarder house - Wikipedia

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    In 2013, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Version 5, published by the American Psychiatric Association, defined "hoarding disorder" as a new disease. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is considered a problem because of the damage it causes to nearby residents due to foul odors, rodents , and insects (especially pests), as well as its ...

  7. It was their dream home until the hoarder next door turned it ...

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    Their dream home in the horsey Los Angeles area of Sun Valley has become a nightmare because of their neighbor's hoarding. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

  8. Impulse-control disorder - Wikipedia

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    The prevalence of compulsive buying in the U.S. has been estimated to be 2–8% of the general adult population, with 80–95% of these cases being females. The onset is believed to occur in late teens or early twenties and the disorder is considered to be generally chronic. [4] [5]

  9. Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder - Wikipedia

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    A diagnosis of hoarding disorder is only considered when the hoarding behavior exhibited is causing severe impairment in the functioning of the person, such as an inability to access rooms in a house due to excessive hoarding. Narcissistic personality disorder. Individuals with a narcissistic personality disorder usually believe that they have ...