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Overlap and specificity of genetic and environmental influences on excessive acquisition and difficulties discarding possessions: Implications for hoarding disorder.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Jun 2013
Nordsletten Ashley E, Monzani Benedetta, Fernández de la Cruz Lorena, Iervolino Alessandra C, Fullana Miquel A, Harris Juliette, Rijsdijk Fruhling, Mataix-Cols David
Abstract excerpt
A reluctance to discard items, leading to severely cluttered living spaces, is the landmark feature of hoarding disorder (HD). Many, but not all, individuals with HD also excessively acquire, buy or even steal items that they do not need and for which no space is available. In DSM-5, "excessive acquisition" can be coded as a specifier of HD. Despite their consistent co-occurrence, the question of whether...
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