Hoarding of animals: an under-recognized public health problem in a difficult-to-study population

Patronek, Gary J.

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“…Two articles did not present information on the simultaneous existence of animals and objects in simultaneous hoarding (Patronek, 1999;Shannessy, Westman & Fawcett, 2014). The other four studies demonstrate that approximately half of the sample did not hoarded objects (Ockenden et al, 2014;Steketee et al, 2011).…”

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“…Five articles (Cantillo & Nieto, 2015;HARC, 2002;Patronek, 1999;Reinisch, 2009;Svanberg et al, 2016) used the following definition: 1) A large number of animals; 2) Precarity in nutrition, poor sanitation and veterinary care; 3) Do not act on the state of deterioration of animals and the environment or on the negative effect of hoarders on the health and well-being of other family members. 4) The individuals have an inability to perceive the negative consequences of hoarding.…”

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“…Patronek (1999) was the first researcher to propose diagnostic criteria to identify animal hoarders and to present this condition as a Public Health issue. Hoarding Disorder is considered a complex phenomenon that causes public health problems.…”

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Animal hoarding disorder: a systematic review

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Costa

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Este artigo está licenciado sob forma de uma licença Creative Commons Atribuição 4.0 Internacional, que permite uso irrestrito, distribuição e reprodução em qualquer meio, desde que a publicação original seja corretamente citada. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.pt_BR Revisão sistemática ISSN 1980-8623 AbstractThe main objective of this systematic review was to identify studies that investigated Animal Hoarding Disorder. In addition, it aimed to verify the sociodemographic characteristics about individuals with this disorder, conditions of the environment and the animals, quantity and species of hoarded animals, the diagnostic criteria and the therapeutic interventions applied. Empirical or documental articles written in English, Spanish or Portuguese were analyzed, with no use of time restrictors. Among 75 articles found 9 were analyzed. It was observed that hoarders were females and approximately hoarded more than 30 animals. The environments were found under unhealthy conditions and cats and dogs were the most hoarded animals. This disorder produces great suffering for the individual, their families and also their animals. It is concluded that due to the lack of empirical studies on the subject, researches need to be made in order to fill this gap and, consequently, to construct intervention strategies.Keywords: Animal Hoarding Disorder; Diagnostic criteria; Characteristics of animal hoarders. Transtorno de acumulação de animais: uma revisão sistemáticaResumo O objetivo principal deste artigo foi identificar estudos que investigaram o transtorno de acumulação de animais. Além disso, buscou verificar as características sociodemográficas dos indivíduos com esse transtorno, as condições do ambiente e dos animais, quantidade e espécies de animais acumulados, critérios diagnósticos e as intervenções terapêuticas utilizadas. Analisou-se artigos empíricos ou documentais, redigidos na língua inglesa, espanhola ou portuguesa, sem restritor de tempo. Dentre os 75 artigos encontrados, analisou-se nove artigos. Observou-se que os acumuladores, são do sexo feminino e acumulam em média, mais de 30 animais. As condições das habitações eram insalubres, e os animais mais acumulados são cães e gatos. O transtorno produz grande sofrimento para o indivíduo, para sua família e também para os animais. Conclui-se que devido à carência estudos empíricos sobre a temática, pesquisas necessitam ser realizadas para sanar essa lacuna e, consequentemente, construir estratégias de intervenções.Palavras-chave: Transtorno de Acumulação de Animais; Critérios diagnósticos; Características de acumuladores de animais. Trastorno de acumulación de animales: una revisión sistemática ResumenEl objetivo principal de este artículo fue identificar estudios que investigaran el trastorno de acumulación de animales. Además, se buscó verificar características sociodemográficas de los individuos con este trastorno, las condiciones del ambiente e de los animales, cantidad y especies de animales acumulados, los criterios diagnósticos y las...

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“…For instance, patients with animal hoarding also display difficulty discarding possessions, frequently refusing to give up sick, unnourished, or dying animals or even their carcasses. 102 Like object hoarders, animal hoarders may acquire animals through a variety of active and passive means. 103 As it is possible to note from the abovementioned definition, the concept of animal hoarding has some overlap with severe domestic squalor, insofar as animal hoarding cannot be present without some degree of squalor, although domestic filthiness does not necessarily include animal hoarding.…”

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“…For instance, virtually all homes in which animals are hoarded have their living areas contaminated with animal feces and urine. 100,102 Therefore, animal hoarding could be addressed within severe domestic squalor. Although there seem to be some particularities related to animal hoarding as compared with the traditional concept of object hoarding, 101 the evidence base is still too scarce to provide a definitive answer with regard to the status of this phenomenon.…”

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Hoarding disorder: a new diagnostic category in ICD-11?

Fontenelle

Grant

2014

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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Despite the long-held view that hoarding is a symptom of both obsessive-compulsive disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, increased evidence has emerged during the last 20 years suggesting that hoarding represents a distinct form of psychopathology. This study reflects the discussions on the nosological status of hoarding carried out by the WHO ICD-11 Working Group on the Classification of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. The distinctiveness of hoarding is based on its having core symptoms that differ from those of other disorders, as well as distinctive neurobiological correlates and treatment responses. Furthermore, data showing the clinical utility, global applicability, and appropriateness of the concept of hoarding disorder outside specialty mental health settings suggest that this condition should be included in ICD-11. Finally, given the focus of ICD-11 on primary care and public health, the Working Group suggests that poor insight and severe domestic squalor may be considered as specifiers for hoarding disorder in ICD-11.

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Abuse of Animals

Walsh¹,

Krienert²

2013

The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice

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The abuse of animals for a variety of purposes has been documented throughout history. Today, amidst growing societal concern for the health and welfare of animals, empirical evidence establishes linkages between the abuse of animals and human aggression. Of particular interest has been the association between domestic violence perpetration and victimization and the role of animal abuse in some of these complex relationship dynamics. Further, the exploitation of exotic animals for profit has reached new heights, putting even greater numbers of animals at risk of abuse and neglect.

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Hoarding of animals: an under-recognized public health problem in a difficult-to-study population

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Animal hoarding disorder: a systematic review

Animal hoarding disorder: a systematic review

Hoarding disorder: a new diagnostic category in ICD-11?

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