YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HOARDING THERAPY 1 HOARDING The main characteristics of a hoarder are: acquiring large amounts of useless items without getting rid of them, cluttering the living spaces with said useless items, and being unable to return borrowed or stolen items, 2 THE CAUSES The causes of hoarding can be anxiety, trauma, 0CD, learned family habits, evolutionary traits and genetics, 3 THE TYPES Hoarders may focus on one type of item due to condition factors or obsessions, Some hoarders may not have any preferences, while others choose to hoard animals, books, trash or trinkets of a specific category 4 THERAPY ........ Cognitive behavior therapy is the most popular method used to treat hoarding, This kind of therapy involves exploring the reasons a person hoards, learning how to organize and get rid of unnecessary possessions, improves decision-making and coping skills, and helps TeSPOWd POSI‘IVQIY the patient learn to relax and relieve anxiety through to this therapy coping methods. method 70% """" Antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications can be prescribed to hoarding patients with mixed results. If a hoarding condition is the direct symptom of depression, anxiety or 0CD, these methods may work — but these pharmaceuticals often don’t help the neurological and genetic factors involved PREVENTION .................. This kind of exposure therapy involves hoarders being forced to get rid of large quantities of items The results are usually poor — it gets rid of the current hoarding mess, but no steps are taken to correct the behavior, thus the hoarding continues. 75% 50% CHILDREN 25 months age 6 70% of children OF HOARDERS FREE ITEMS 50% 50% 38% 45% OF HOARDERS OF HOARDERS 10% 5 0/0 78% OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION 0CD AND HOARDING 18-40% or ocn PATIENTS therapytribe W Mme