Article type: Review
12 October 2020
Volume 45 Issue 3
Article type: Review
12 October 2020
Volume 45 Issue 3
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Phenomenology of childhood hoarding
Noam Soreni1,2 * 
Affiliations
1 McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L8, Canada
2 St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3K7, Canada
Correspondence
* Noam Soreni
Contributions
Noam Soreni -
Noam Soreni1,2 *
Affiliations
1 McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L8, Canada
2 St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3K7, Canada
Correspondence
* Noam Soreni
Part of Special Series: Special Issue: Hoarding
CITATION: Soreni N. (2020). Phenomenology of childhood hoarding. Children Australia, 45(3), 2221. doi.org/10.1017/cha.2020.12
Abstract
Hoarding disorder (HD) has been recently added as a separate diagnostic category in the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. HD is a common and disabling disorder, with an estimated prevalence in the general population of 2–6%. Although evidence suggests that the onset of hoarding symptoms is usually during childhood and adolescence (youth), relatively little is known about HD in this population. The present article is a selective review of emerging literature on the clinical features of hoarding in youth.