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Hoarding in Children With ADHD.

Leah E Hacker¹, Jennifer M Park¹, Kiara R Timpano²

¹University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.

Journal of Attention Disorders

|August 28, 2012

Summary

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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms, particularly inattention and hyperactivity, are linked to hoarding in children. This study highlights ADHD as a significant predictor of hoarding behaviors in youth.

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ADHD children hoarding obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Area of Science:

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Behavioral Psychology
Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Background:

Emerging evidence suggests a link between hoarding disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Previous research has not specifically investigated this association in pediatric populations.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the relationship between ADHD symptoms and hoarding behaviors in children.
To identify specific ADHD symptom dimensions associated with hoarding in youth.

Main Methods:

A cohort of 99 children diagnosed with ADHD and their parents were recruited from an outpatient psychiatry clinic.
Children completed self-report measures for anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
Parents provided information on their child's ADHD symptoms and hoarding behaviors using validated rating scales.

Main Results:

Inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive ADHD symptoms were key differentiators between children with and without clinically significant hoarding.
ADHD symptoms, not other obsessive-compulsive symptoms, significantly predicted hoarding.
Specific ADHD symptom dimensions uniquely correlated with individual hoarding features, and hoarding mediated the ADHD-oppositionality link.

Conclusions:

ADHD symptoms are significantly associated with hoarding behaviors in children.
Findings underscore the importance of considering ADHD in the assessment and treatment of youth with hoarding concerns.
This study adds to the body of evidence linking ADHD and hoarding.