Hoarding Disorder

Synonyms

Disorders, Hoarding

Hoarding Disorders

Hoarding, Obsessive

Obsessive Hoarding

Disordered behavior associated with clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning and persistent difficulty parting with possessions due to a perceived need to save the items and distress associated with discarding them. (from DSM-V) The quantity of collected items sets the behavior apart from normal collecting behaviors.