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Hoarding

Hoarding. Neil Carr Chief Executive. Compulsive Hoarding What is it! A difficulty throwing anything away. But More than That …… Severe difficulties with decision making Perfectionism Task avoidance. It is Distinctive

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Hoarding

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  1. Hoarding Neil Carr Chief Executive

  2. Compulsive Hoarding What is it! A difficulty throwing anything away

  3. But More than That …… • Severe difficulties with decision making • Perfectionism • Task avoidance

  4. It is Distinctive • Sufferers have unique deficits in problem solving and information processing. • Sufferers have a distinct behavioural profile and a characteristic pattern of symptoms and functional disability • It requires a different treatment approach from that used for other types of OCD.

  5. A Recent Phenomena Likely to have existed throughout time and across cultures • Relatively recent subject for scientific scrutiny • Recent press/media interest

  6. The Future for Hoarders! • Not hopeless • More learnt about hoarding in the past ten years than ever known before. • Increasing understanding of hoarding • More effective available treatments • More research being undertaken

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