ArticleAging & mental health2016
Age of onset and progression of hoarding symptoms in older adults with hoarding disorder.
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- Cognitive rehabilitation and exposure/sorting therapy for hoarding disorder: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2026Trial
- Hoarding Symptoms in Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Clinical Features and Response to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2019Trial
- Cognitive Rehabilitation and Exposure/Sorting Therapy (CREST) for Hoarding Disorder in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.The Journal of clinical psychiatryTrial
- Distinguishing variability in hoarding symptom course across time.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Diagnostic progression to hoarding disorder: the longitudinal course of hoarding behavior.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Attitudes to possessions in emerging adults: Predictors of hoarding behaviours and beliefs.The British journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- Characteristics of Older Adults With Domestic Squalor in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society · 2026Article
- Changes in hoarding-related beliefs and associated neural changes during a simulated discarding task after cognitive-behavioral treatment for hoarding disorder.Journal of psychiatric research · 2024Article
- Estimating the Heritability of Hoarding Symptoms: Insights from a Classical Twin Study "New Insights on the Nature of Clutter".Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Relationship of Hoarding and Depression Symptoms in Older Adults.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2024Article
- Attention, response inhibition, and hoarding: A neuropsychological examination.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2023Article
- Implementation and evaluation of a community-based treatment for late-life hoarding.International psychogeriatrics · 2021Article
- Object attachment as we grow older.Current opinion in psychology · 2021Review
- Examining subjective sleep quality in adults with hoarding disorder.Journal of psychiatric research · 2021Article
- Saving inventory - Revised: Psychometric performance across the lifespan.Journal of affective disorders · 2019Article
- Pharmacotherapy for Hoarding Disorder: How did the Picture Change since its Excision from OCD?Current neuropharmacology · 2019Review
- Relevance of hoarding behavior and the traits of developmental disorders among university students: a self-reported assessment study.BioPsychoSocial medicine · 2019Article
- Unbending mind: Individuals with hoarding disorder do not modify decision strategy in response to feedback under risk.Psychiatry research · 2018Article
- The Etiology of Hoarding Disorder: A Review.Psychopathology · 2017Review
- Heritability of hoarding symptoms across adolescence and young adulthood: A longitudinal twin study.PloS one · 2017Article
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objectivesWe investigated (1) age of onset of hoarding disorder (HD) symptoms and diagnosis, (2) late-onset HD, (3) progression of HD symptoms, and (4) association between demographics and hoarding progression.
methodEighty-two older adults with HD provided retrospective ratings of their hoarding symptoms for each decade of life. Age of onset of symptoms (saving, difficulty discarding, and clutter) was operationalized as the first decade in which the participant reported at least minor symptom severity, and age of onset for possible HD diagnosis was operationalized as the first decade in which the participant reported all three symptoms. We used mixed effects modeling to examine the progression of HD symptoms.
resultsThe median age of onset for symptoms was between 10 and 20 years, and the median age of onset for possible HD diagnosis was between 20 and 30 years. Twenty-three percent of participants reported onset of possible HD diagnosis after the age of 40. All HD symptoms increased in severity over time. Men reported higher initial clutter and a slower increase in hoarding severity for all symptoms. Increased education was associated with slower increase in saving. Having at least one parent with hoarding tendencies was associated with higher initial hoarding symptoms.
conclusionGenerally, symptoms of HD begin relatively early and worsen across the lifespan. However, approximately one fourth of older adults with HD reported a possible onset after the age of 40.
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