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If you're interested in some recent studies in Germany re: compulsive buying & hoarding.....
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| Research News: Do traumatic events influence the clinical expression of compulsive hoarding? |
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Do traumatic events influence the clinical expression of compulsive hoarding?
aDepartment of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1270, USA
bLaboratory of Clinical Science, NIMH, USA
Received 19 July 2006; revised 23 February 2007; accepted 5 June 2007. Available online 17 June 2007.
Abstract
Kiara R. Cromera, , , Norman B. Schmidta and Dennis L. Murphyb
Traumatic experiences have been posited as one potential catalyst for the abrupt onset of obsessive–compulsive symptoms including compulsive hoarding. To determine whether traumatic life events (TLEs) might influence the expression of compulsive hoarding in obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), interview responses to the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder module of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) were examined in 180 individuals with OCD. Compared to individuals with OCD who did not meet criteria for hoarding, participants classified as hoarders (24% of the sample) were significantly more likely to have reported at least one TLE in their lifetime. Patients who met criteria for hoarding and who had also experienced TLEs had significantly greater hoarding symptom severity than those hoarders not exposed to trauma. This association was found to be robust. That is, the relationship between TLEs and hoarding symptom severity was not better accounted for by age, age of OCD onset, depressive symptoms, general OCD symptomatology, or mood and anxiety comorbidity. Closer examination revealed that the clutter factor of compulsive hoarding (and not difficulty discarding or acquisitioning) was most strongly associated with having experienced a traumatic event.
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Posted by Donna on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 @ 20:35:03 ICT (200 reads)
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1: Br J Clin Psychol. 2007 Sep 8 [Epub ahead of print] Links
Compulsive hoarding: A qualitative investigation of partner and carer perspectives.
Wilbram M, Kellett S, Beail N.
Objective
This study explores the experiences of family members caring for a person who compulsively hoards.10 participants, all 'key carers' for a hoarding family member, were interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule, designed for the purpose of the study.
Methods: Transcribed interviews were analysed using interpretive phenomenological analysis.
Results:
Five superordinate, discrete but interconnecting themes were identified: 'loss of normal family life'; 'the need for understanding'; 'coping with the situation'; 'impact on relationships'; and 'marginalization'. Carers' accommodation of hoarding behaviours and role isolation were examined in drawing connections between themes. Outlying themes suggesting factors protective of relationships and facilitating coping were also identified.
Conclusion
Carers struggled to cope with both the environmental and interpersonal impacts of the hoarding. Lacking both formal and informal networks of support, carers are in need of information and treatment options for themselves and their families. Possible avenues for future clinical and theoretical research are suggested.
PMID: 17845741 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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| Research News: Compulsive Hoarding and OCD-Two Distinct Disorders? |
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Posted by Donna on Thursday, August 30, 2007 @ 01:47:32 ICT (234 reads)
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Institute of Psychiatry at the Maudsley, London
If you suffer from OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER, we are looking for participants for a research project which is currently being conducted at the Institute of Psychiatry and the Maudsley Hospital in London (until November 2007).
We are looking for two types of volunteer: those who have OCD and have hoarding symptoms and those who have OCD, but do not have hoarding symptoms.
More information here or Email: Alberto.Pertusa@iop.kcl.ac.uk
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The UCSD Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Program is looking for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), and Compulsive Hoarding to take part in a study that is providing:
- 12 weeks free medication treatment
- Brain imaging scans (PET & MRI)
- Diagnostic Evaluation
- Neuropsychological Evaluation
For more information call Dr. Jennifer Sumner at (858) 534-8056
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| Researchers: Articles by Randy Frost, Expert on Hoarding |
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Posted by Donna on Sunday, August 05, 2007 @ 19:27:03 ICT (219 reads)
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The study will also study patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Compulsive Hoarding. Saxena believes that BDD may be genetically linked to other obsessive-compulsive disorders, which he has shown in past studies to be linked to physiological changes in specific areas of the brain. In addition to the PET and MRI studies, Saxena also hopes to find out if BDD, OCD and compulsive hoarding respond similarly to treatment with venlafaxine (Effexor) a drug commonly used to treat depression and anxiety disorders...
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Sanjaya Saxena, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, is leading a study to identify abnormalities in brain structure and activity that are associated with BDD (& Compulsive Hoarding), and determine how these abnormalities change with treatment...
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| Research Studies: The Anxiety Disorders Cntr is conducting several studies on compulsive hoarding |
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The Anxiety Disorders Center is conducting several studies on compulsive hoarding. Compulsive hoarding is a problem of excessive clutter in one's home, usually associated with difficulty discarding items and/or acquiring (either purchased or free) a number of items that one does not need or use and/or cannot afford.
In order to participate in any of the following studies, you must be able to travel to The Institute of Living in Hartford, CT....
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| Research News: April 2007 Newsletter from New England Hoarding Consortium |
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| Research Studies: The UCSD Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Program is looking for people |
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Location: La Jolla
No other company or person should contact this advertiser for solicitation for any product or service.
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| Research News: Researchers have linked hoarding behavior in families... |
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Compulsive Hoarding Linked to Chromosome 14 Region
(HealthDay News)by -- Barry Thrash
Updated: Mar 21st 2007
(Click "read more" below for short version or see the full report posted earlier, here)
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Significant Linkage to Compulsive Hoarding on Chromosome 14 in Families With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Results From the OCD Collaborative Genetics Study
March 2007. Click "read more" to view.
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Editorial
American Journal of Psychiatry 164:380-384, March 2007
Is Compulsive Hoarding a Genetically and Neurobiologically Discrete Syndrome?
Implications for Diagnostic Classification
Sanjaya Saxena, M.D.
Thus, compulsive hoarding syndrome appears to be a discrete entity, with a characteristic profile of core symptoms that are not strongly correlated with other OCD symptoms, distinct susceptibility genes, and unique neurobiological abnormalities that differ from those in nonhoarding OCD. These findings suggest that compulsive hoarding may be a separate but related OCD-spectrum disorder that is frequently comorbid with OCD, similar to the way body dysmorphic disorder and trichotillomania are now conceptualized (22).
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You can read the complete editorial here:
Commenting on these findings.
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2/23/2007
Hoarding Study
The UC San Diego Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD) Program is looking for
people who have problems with hoarding, saving, or clutter to take part in a
study that is providing:
*12 weeks free medication treatment,
* Brain imaging scans,
* Diagnostic Evaluation, and
* Neuropsychological Evaluation.
For more information call Dr. Sumner at (858) 642-3472
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| Researchers: Information From Hoarding Researcher, Dr. David Tolin: |
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Posted by Donna on Thursday, February 15, 2007 @ 18:05:57 ICT (326 reads)
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| Research Studies: Brain Studies Reveal The Mechanisms Of The Voluntary Control Of Visual Attention |
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Brain Studies Reveal The Mechanisms Of The Voluntary Control Of Visual Attention
Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience NewsArticle Date: 07 Jan 2007 - 13:00 PST
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Learning to let go
By Randy Frost
In treating compulsive hoarding, my colleagues and I target three main areas: compulsive acquisition, difficulty discarding, and problems with organization...
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Clutter gone wild
"Hoarders" intrigue us, but their bizarre behavior had been overlooked by the mental health community until psychology professor Randy Frost took a closer look at what he calls "one of the most fascinating groups of people imaginable."
By Randy Frost
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Gail Steketee, Ph.D.
Dean ad interim (2005-2007) and
Professor in the Department of Clinical Practice
Boston University School of Social Work
264 Bay State Rd.
Boston, MA 02215
For more details about Dr. Steketee, visit her faculty profile at the School of Social Work.
Compulsive Hoarding Project
If you or someone you know has symptoms of compulsive hoarding (excessive clutter and acquiring), contact Project Director Cristina Sorrentino, Ph.D., at (617) 353-0815. For more information about hoarding, please click on the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation website below.
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
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Posted by Donna on Friday, December 22, 2006 @ 00:51:14 ICT (254 reads)
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| Research Studies: 12/3/06: Active Research Studies: National Institute Mental Health |
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Clutterer & Hoarder Psychological Profile, Clutterer & Hoarder Statistics
This survey of clutterers and hoarders reveals some interesting cluttering and hoarding statistics and may be useful as a psychological profile of clutterers (much less so of hoarders). Frankly, attendees of Clutterless Recovery Groups support meetings admit to having some Adult ADD or AD/HD (attention deficit disorder) tendencies, some OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) traits, depression and anxiety. Relax. Most people have some of these psychological traits at some time in their lives. It's when they get in the way or our living our lives that we need to deal with these psychological issues. Just because you have self-diagnosed these traits doesn't mean you have them. Only your psychologist or psychiatrist can tell for sure. ...go here to see profiles and to head to ClutterLess.org.
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Brain region identified that controls collecting behavior
From 12/16/2004
Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience News
Article Date: 16 Dec 2004 - 0:00am (PST)
Most people have a collection of some kind at some point in their lives. Indeed, historical studies show that acquiring and retaining objects, even when they are not necessary for survival, is not only nearly universal, but also has been part of human behavior since the earliest human societies. Yet despite the ubiquitous nature of this trait, very little is known about what drives humans to collect.
By studying patients who developed abnormal hoarding behavior following brain injury, neurology researchers in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine have identified an area in the prefrontal cortex that appears to control collecting behavior. The findings suggest that damage to the right mesial prefrontal cortex causes abnormal hoarding behavior by releasing the primitive hoarding urge from its normal restraints. The study was published online in the Nov. 17 Advance Access issue of the journal Brain. ...(see "read more" above)
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Posted by Donna on Saturday, November 04, 2006 @ 23:06:15 ICT (194 reads)
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http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct
ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. The information provided on ClinicalTrials.gov should be used in conjunction with advice from health care professionals. Before searching, you may want to learn more about clinical trials.
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Compulsive buying common among U.S. adults: survey
Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:24am ET  By Anne Harding
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Compulsive buying may be more common among Americans than anxiety or depression, a new study suggests.
One in 20 US adults suffer adverse consequences from compulsive buying, and they make less money than those who keep their shopping under control, Dr. Lorrin M. Koran of Stanford University School of Medicine in California and colleagues found.
"The take-home message of the study is that this is a common problem with serious financial effects," Koran told Reuters Health. "People who have the problem should seek treatment."...
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Researchers Discover Mechanism That Determines When Detailed Memories Are Retained
The levels of a chemical released by the brain determine how detailed a memory will later be, according to researchers at UC Irvine.
The neurotransmitter acetylcholine, a brain chemical already established as being crucial for learning and memory, appears to be the key to adding details to a memory. In a study with rats, Norman Weinberger, research professor of neurobiology and behavior, and colleagues determined that a higher level of acetylcholine during a learning task correlated with more details of the experience being remembered. The results are the first to tie levels of acetylcholine to memory specificity and could have implications in the study and treatment of memory-related disorders...
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Some psychiatrists see 'shopaholic' as a diagnosis
Shankar Vedantam
Washington Post
Oct. 13, 2006 02:15 PM
Lucille Schenk bought $20,000 worth of jewelry a year ago, plunging herself into debt and despair. She knew something was wrong but couldn't help herself: For hours each day, she watched a jewelry channel and the Home Shopping Network, until the salespeople felt like family.
She did most of her binge buying late at night. Often, after her purchases arrived, she returned them, knowing she could not afford them. Then she would see the same items on TV and buy them again.
When Schenk finally sought help, New York psychologist April Lane Benson advised her to have a "conversation" with the jewelry before she made her next purchase, as a way to put some distance between herself and her compulsion.
"I would say, You are so beautiful, I can't live without you; I love the way you sparkle,' " recalled Schenk, 62, in an interview. "The jewelry would say back, You need me. You look pretty when you wear me.' I would say, I do need you. I can't possibly think of being without you. But something has to change. I need to stop this. I can't afford a penny more.' "
There may be more than 10 million people like Schenk in the United States, according to a study published this month in the American Journal of Psychiatry. They shop compulsively, buy things they do not need and often cannot afford, and jeopardize their work, their families and their mental health...
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New England Hoarding Consortium Newsletter, Spring 2006
Dr. Tolin is the founder and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Center at The Institute of Living. He is also Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Dr. Tolin’s research and clinical interests include cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in adults and children, and cognitive processes that underlie anxiety disorders, particularly obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and panic disorder. He is the recipient of the award for Distinguished Contribution to the Science of Psychology from the Connecticut Psychological Association.
Dr. Tolin is principal investigator on the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded studies "Stepped Care for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" and "Neural Mechanisms of Compulsive Hoarding," and co-investigator on the NIMH-funded studies "Psychopathology of Compulsive Hoarding" (principal investigator: R. Frost), "Treatment of Compulsive Hoarding" (principal investigator: G. Steketee), and "Screening for GAD among Frail Elderly" (principal investigator: G. Diefenbach). He has served as principal investigator on several industry-sponsored clinical trials of experimental medications.
Dr. Tolin is the author of over 90 journal articles and book chapters, and over 140 research presentations to national and international organizations. He is the recipient of multiple research grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, including the studies “Neural Mechanisms of Compulsive Hoarding,” “Psychopathology of Compulsive Hoarding,” and “Treatment of Compulsive Hoarding”. Dr. Tolin has been a recurrent guest on The Today Show, Good Morning America, ABC News, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Along with Drs. Randy Frost and Gail Steketee, he is the author of the new book Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding.
Watch Dr. Tolin’s Appearances on Good Morning America
'Compulsive Hoarders' Can't Throw Things Away’
‘Office Hoarders Can't Let Go of Clutter’
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Posted by Donna on Monday, October 09, 2006 @ 08:00:29 ICT (266 reads)
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