Research into Compulsive Hoarding

Human beings are very, very complicated and there is no single, simple or straighforward explanation for compulsive hoarding.

For such a serious and debilitating illness, there has been surprisingly little research.

Because the condition is regarded by the professionals as being complex and difficult to treat most of the studies are still concerned with specifying the causes and the contributing factors, in particular the relationship of OCD.

Research into compulsive hoarding divides into several different areas.

• Early research
• The effect of traumatic events and compulsive hoarding
• Brain activity in compulsive hoarding
• Compulsive hoarding in families
• Current studies

You might also be interested in:

• The Wade-Bennett life-clutter scale. Take the test!
• A new view on compulsive hoarding
• Diagnosis 
• Treatment
• Support 
• Prevalence
• Definition of compulsive hoarding
• Bibliography