Miquel A Fullana, Gemma Vilagut, David Mataix-Cols, Núria Duran Adroher, Ronny Bruffaerts, Brendan Bunting, Jose M Caldas de Almeida, Silvia Florescu, Giovanni de Girolamo, Ron de Graaf, Josep M Haro, Viviane Kovess, Jordi Alonso
BACKGROUND: Although hoarding symptoms have been traditionally conceptualized as part of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), recent data suggest that they may be more closely related to attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) symptoms and, in particular, inattention. The aim of the present epidemiological study was to investigate the association between retrospectively reported ADHD symptoms in childhood and lifetime hoarding symptoms. METHODS: Retrospectively reported childhood ADHD, and lifetime hoarding and obsessive-compulsive symptoms were assessed with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview 3...
August 2013: Depression and Anxiety