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Complications

By Mayo Clinic staff

Hoarding can cause a variety of complications, including:

  • Unsanitary conditions that pose a risk to health
  • Increased risk of falls
  • An inability to perform daily tasks, such as bathing or cooking
  • Poor work performance
  • Family conflicts
  • Loneliness and social isolation
  • A fire hazard
Preparing for your appointment Risk factors
References
  1. Fact sheet: What is compulsive hoarding. International OCD Foundation. http://www.ocfoundation.org/uploadedFiles/Hoarding%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf?n=3557. Accessed March 14, 2011.
  2. Sansone RA, et al. Hoarding: Obsessive symptom or syndrome? Psychiatry. 2010;7:24.
  3. Tolin DF. Challenges and advances in treating hoarding. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 2011. In press.
  4. Tolin DF. Understanding and treating hoarding: A biopsychosocial perspective. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 2011. In press.
  5. Saxena S. Recent advances in compulsive hoarding. Current Psychiatry Reports. 2008;10:297.
  6. Storch EA, et al. Compulsive hoarding in children. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 2011. In press.
  7. Tompkins MA. Working with families of people who hoard: A harm reduction approach. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 2011. In press.
DS00966 May 25, 2011

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