Try: Hoarding can become a major issue for some care recipients cr sometimes it can be difficult to distinguish between someone who was a pack rat when they were younger and a cr who has serious hoarding problems the symptoms can vary for example an elderly woman with alzheimer alzheimer’s may like to collect tissues because they are soft her caregiver begins to find tissues stuffed in pockets purses couches closets even the bathtub another person collects ties from bread bags and yet another refuses to throw anything away resulting in piles of junk lying around the house that could easily be tripped over compulsive hoarding is a psychological disorder often seen in obsessive-compulsive personality disorder if hoarding begins to interfere with everyday activities and life it is considered pathological hoarding many times hoarding does demonstrate a need for comfort because of the deep fears and anxiety experienced by some crs others will hold on to items because they fear their memories will be lost without that tangible evidence of the past hoarding behavior is most likely due to insecurity anger and confusion as brain function is decreasing information references agingcare com

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Keywords: Compulsion hoarding

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