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IS MY FAMILY MEMBER A HOARDER?

Is it clutter, collecting, hoarding or squalor?

Event Date: 8/12/2022

COLLECTING

Items are acquired around a specific theme.

Acquisition happens after planned searches.  Items are purchased and are limited in number.

Items are arranged, stored, and/or displayed in an an organized fashion.  The items don't take over living spaces.

Items have a pleasurable or positive impact.  Collecting them usually does not cause financial distress, nor impairment in work, social life, etc. 

 

Source:  5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (APA, 2014)