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- Title
Annual research review: hoarding disorder: potential benefits and pitfalls of a new mental disorder.
- Authors
Mataix-Cols, David; Pertusa, Alberto
- Abstract
The inclusion of a new mental disorder in the nomenclature is not a trivial matter. Many have highlighted the risks of an ever-increasing number of mental disorders and of overpathologizing human behaviour. Given the proposed inclusion of a new hoarding disorder (HD) in DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition), it is pertinent to discuss the potential benefits and pitfalls of such a development.
- Publication
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 2012, Vol 53, Issue 5, p608
- ISSN
1469-7610
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02464.x