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There are many factors involved in hoarding behavior in older adults, including obsessive compulsive disorder and dementia. According to a study of 133 patients with dementia admitted to a geropsychiatric ward, 22.6% had hoarding behavior (Hwang, et al, 1998). Individuals with hoarding behavior related to dementia tend to have difficulty in engaging in sequential tasks, making cleaning and organiz...
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