Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
12th International Congress on Psychopharmacology & 8th International Symposium on Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology (ICP 2021, Antalya, Türkiye, 17 - 20 Kasım 2021, ss.19
Although hoarding is considered as a symptom cluster of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) before DSM-5, now it is classified as a Hoarding Disorder under the title of OCD and Related Disorders with DSM-5 [1]. Hoarding Disorder seems to be mostly related to the adult age group however, it is reported that most of the patients had first signs of hoarding symptoms in childhood and adolescence and showed a chronic process. It is reported that the average age of onset of hoarding disorder is 11-15 years [2]. In considering the characteristics of developmental period, emotional attachment to items and objects is known as normal in preschool age period [3]. Nevertheless, due to the insufficie nt number of studies in the child and adolescent age group, some of the research data are based on history of childhood from adults. Almost, all studies involving this age group focus on hoarding behavior or symptom in obsessive compulsive disorder or a certain population. Additionally, there is no study of investigating the frequency of Hoarding Disorder in the population of childre n and adolescents in the literature. The largest study including adolescence period revealed that the prevalence of clinically significant hoarding symptoms is 2%, with a significantly higher prevalence in girls than boys. Excessive acquisition is reported by 30–40% among those with clinically significant hoarding symptoms. However, genetic predisposition is reported to be more higher rates in boys. In the same study, the prevalence of co-occurring in hoarding group is OCD (2.9%), ASD (2.9%) and ADHD (10.0%) respectively [4]. Finally; the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental disorders is also important in terms of elimination of problems in this age group as well as increasing the functionality in adult life and preventing the recurrence of problems in the future.
References
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[3] Frank H, Stewart E, Walther M, Benito K, Freeman J, Conelea C, et al. Hoarding behavior among young children with obsessive–compulsive disorder. Journal of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. 2014;3(1):6-11.
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symptoms in adolescence: a population based twin study in 15-year olds. PloS one. 2013;8(7):e69140.
Keywords: adolescent, child, hoarding disorder, hoarding symptoms, prevalence