Compulsive hoarding: Current research and theory

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-52

  Grisham, Jessica R ^a   Barlow, David H ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clutter; Collecting; Hoarding; Obsessive compulsive spectrum; Saving

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; COMPULSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 14544285016     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-005-3265-z     Document Type: Review

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