Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10447767 | Journal of Anxiety Disorders | 2011 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
ⶠTraumatic life events and early material deprivation have been identified as potential environmental risk factors for the development of pathological hoarding behavior. ⶠThis study retrospectively examined the occurrence of traumatic/stressful life events and material deprivation in four well-characterized groups: hoarding disorder without comorbid OCD (HD; n = 24), hoarding disorder with comorbid OCD (HD + OCD; n = 20), OCD without hoarding symptoms (OCD; n = 17), and non-clinical controls (Control; n = 20). ⶠHoarders (regardless of the presence of comorbid OCD) reported greater exposure to a range of traumatic and stressful life events compared to the two non-hoarding groups. ⶠThe total number of traumatic life events correlated significantly with the severity of hoarding but not of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. ⶠThere was no link between levels of material deprivation and hoarding.
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Authors
Danielle Landau, Alessandra C. Iervolino, Alberto Pertusa, Susan Santo, Satwant Singh, David Mataix-Cols,