The researchers measured the patients on scales of
hoarding behavior (Activities of Daily Living for Hoarding and the Hoarding Rating Scale) and disability (Patient-Determined Disability Steps).
This frequently results in isolation, which then increases the
hoarding behavior in order to reduce the anxiety/sadness.
We're concerned that shortages of some products may be exacerbated in part because of
hoarding behavior."
This should be of interest to our readers as knowledge
hoarding behavior is a current concern for productivity in employee groups.
They behave like people suffering the deep heartache that leads to
hoarding behavior, but I suspect the attachment is less suffering and more sinister: each entanglement serves a gratifying purpose or two.
A counselor will also be able to evaluate if your
hoarding behavior may be related to an underlying or associated mood or anxiety disorder, such as depression, attention-deficit disorder, or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
When the
hoarding behavior has created a public nuisance, hoarders and their neighbors will seek legal counsel to resolve property disputes.
On the flip side, those who gain through selfish,
hoarding behavior become more obvious.
Hoarding behavior has long been considered one of the symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
Prevalence and Correlates of
Hoarding Behavior in a Community-Based Sample.
According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America,
hoarding behavior may present on its own or be a symptom of other underlying conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) and depression.
Although hoarding disorder is difficult to treat, and very susceptible to relapse, landlords can often work with the tenant to at least control
hoarding behavior to a point where it doesn't present a danger or a general nuisance.