The most common comorbid disorders in geriatric patients with hoarding disorder (HD) are major depressive disorder, OCD, generalized anxiety disorder, and dysthymia.

During the intake session with an older adult in whom HD is suspected, it is important to assess for other psychiatric disorders that may affect the presentation and treatment of symptoms. Presence of a comorbid disorder significantly predicts symptom severity in geriatric patients, with the exception of alcohol use.

Hoarding in Late Life: Implications for Clinicians

,” by Mary E. Dozier and Catherine Ayers, PhD, on which this quiz was based.

Compulsive Disorders

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Geriatric Psychiatry

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When hoarding disorder is suspected, it is important to assess for other psychiatric disorders that may affect the presentation and treatment of symptoms. Find out more in this quiz.

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