Research results show that people with ADHD are 'remarkably more likely to be unable to throw away things'



Even if you buy enough things to fill the room, some people will not be able to throw them away thinking that they may use them someday. Such behavior may lead to mental illnesses such as hoarding disorders and stagnation. New research reveals that people with

ADHD are more prone to this hoarding.

Elevated levels of hoarding in ADHD: A special link with inattention --ScienceDirect
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.12.024



Hoarding: people with ADHD are more likely to have problems – new research

https://theconversation.com/hoarding-people-with-adhd-are-more-likely-to-have-problems-new-research-176211

Hoarding obstacles are characterized by the difficulty of throwing things away, regardless of the value of the things. As a result, your property may be over-accumulated and your living space may be overwhelmed. This tendency has been associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Sharon Morein and colleagues at Angliara Skin University found that patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder had symptoms of attention deficit reminiscent of ADHD apart from obsessive-compulsive disorder, and surveyed 88 patients attending ADHD clinics. I did it.



Analysis of answers to multiple questions showed that people with ADHD were more prone to hoarding disorders than those who did not, with about 20% reporting significant symptoms of hoarding disorders compared to 2% in the control group. Did. There is almost no difference between men and women in this tendency, and it is said that the average was the most in their 30s. Hoarding disorders were also associated with poor quality of life, depression, and increased anxiety.

Morein et al. 'Given less awareness of hoarding disorders, people with ADHD may need to be evaluated for hoarding disorders on a regular basis. After showing our study, patients in the clinic We have come to admit that we have a hoarding disorder. '

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