A theoretical perspective to inform assessment and treatment strategies for animal hoarders

Patronek, Gary J.; Nathanson, Jane N.

doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2009.01.006

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“…In addition, the correlation coefficient reported here may be considered low (r = -0.24; p = 0.03), suggesting that further studies should be performed to fully establish the relationship between hoarding frequency and income, particularly given the fact that the relationship with the hoarder's income, as opposed to neighborhood income, has been reported previously 18 . Regardless, the correlation reported here may reflect the reality of Brazil and both findings reinforce the potential for social exclusion of hoarders, as described previously 5,8,28 .…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 49%

Frequency and spatial distribution of animal and object hoarder behavior in Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 49%

Frequency and spatial distribution of animal and object hoarder behavior in Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil

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“…Patronek and Nathanson (2009) described animal hoarding as keeping an unmanageable number of animals while failing to provide them with basic care. Although not as widely discussed, animal hoarding is associated with increased risks and complications, including significantly less sanitary conditions than cases not involving animals, as well as ethical implications that may involve cruelty to animals (Pertusa et al, 2010).…”

Section: Compulsive Hoarding Definedmentioning

confidence: 98%

Compulsive Hoarding: Overview and Implications for Community Health Nurses

Fleury

Gaudette

Penas³

2012

Journal of Community Health Nursing

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Hoarding is a serious public health hazard that poses significant health and safety risks for individuals, families, and communities. Research indicates that compulsive hoarding is a growing social and environmental problem across the United States, affecting as many as 2-5% of the population. Hoarders often live chaotically in their own private clutter until it spreads so far that it evolves into medical emergencies or can only be contained by the law. Visiting clients in their homes provides community health nurses with the unique opportunity to identify cases of hoarding and connect individuals and their families with appropriate resources, potentially preventing catastrophic outcomes. Interventions such as case-finding, outreach, case management, community education, and advocacy may be implemented by the community health nurse to improve the health of this very vulnerable population. The aim of this article is to inform community health nurses of the complexity of this emerging phenomenon, its symptoms, treatments, and impacts on individuals, their families, and their communities.

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“…Too little doing would result in extreme dependency. Extremes in too much having are found in hoarders (Grisham & Barlow, 2005;Patronek & Nathanson, 2009) and tycoons, as well as in compulsive shoppers within the larger context of a consumer-oriented, materialistic culture (Kasser & Kanner, 2004). Too much having, as in consumerism, or materialistic individuals, such as tycoons, pack racks, and hoarders, would result in further accumulation of useless objects or junk, as in addictions (Harwood & L'Abate, in press;Patronek & Nathanson, 2009).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 98%