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The hoarding of possessions and animals


Authors: K. Chromý
Authors‘ workplace: Vedoucí: prof. MUDr. Karel Chromý, CSc. ;  Katedra psychiatrie IPVZ Praha
Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2008; 88(2): 102-103
Category: Of different specialties

Overview

Extreme hoarding of possessions and animals resulting in the obstruction of a household occurs in several mental disorders, namely in organic and obsessive-compulsive disorders. This compulsive hoarding has clinical features and can be treated.

Key-words:
hoarding, senior self-neglect, obsessive-compulsive spectrum.


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