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Hoarding Behaviour In An Italian Non-Clinical Sample, Francesco Bulli, Gabriele Melli, Claudia Carraresi, Eleonora Stopani, Alberto Pertusa, Randy O. Frost Jan 2014

Hoarding Behaviour In An Italian Non-Clinical Sample, Francesco Bulli, Gabriele Melli, Claudia Carraresi, Eleonora Stopani, Alberto Pertusa, Randy O. Frost

Psychology: Faculty Publications

Background: Hoarding is associated with significant impairment. Although traditionally considered as a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), some authors have proposed that pathological hoarding could be considered as a stand alone condition. The prevalence of pathological hoarding behaviour has been shown to be high in some countries, but little is known about the prevalence and correlates of hoarding in the non-clinical population in Italy. Method: We studied the prevalence of self-reported hoarding behaviour using the Italian version of the Saving Inventory-Revised, as well as the association between hoarding and various clinical correlates, including obsessive-compulsive symptoms, compulsive buying, anxiety, and depression. …