Book contents
- Everything You Need to Know About Hoarding
- Reviews
- Everything You Need to Know About Hoarding
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 When Does Hoarding Arise?
- 3 Hoarding Disorder
- 4 Animal Hoarding
- 5 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder, Hoarding Disorder, and How They Interact
- 6 Hoarding in People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, and Impulse Control Issues
- 7 Treatment of Hoarding Disorder: Medication
- 8 Treatment of Hoarding Disorder: Psychological Approaches
- 9 What About the Law and Hoarding?
- 10 How Can Someone with Hoarding Disorder Help Themselves?
- 11 What Can You Do to Help a Friend or Relative Who Has Hoarding Disorder or Hoarding Symptoms?
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- Glossary
- Resources
- Further Reading
- Notes
- Index
7 - Treatment of Hoarding Disorder: Medication
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 April 2025
Book contents
- Everything You Need to Know About Hoarding
- Reviews
- Everything You Need to Know About Hoarding
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 When Does Hoarding Arise?
- 3 Hoarding Disorder
- 4 Animal Hoarding
- 5 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder, Hoarding Disorder, and How They Interact
- 6 Hoarding in People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, and Impulse Control Issues
- 7 Treatment of Hoarding Disorder: Medication
- 8 Treatment of Hoarding Disorder: Psychological Approaches
- 9 What About the Law and Hoarding?
- 10 How Can Someone with Hoarding Disorder Help Themselves?
- 11 What Can You Do to Help a Friend or Relative Who Has Hoarding Disorder or Hoarding Symptoms?
- Clutter Image Rating
- Glossary
- Resources
- Further Reading
- Notes
- Index
Summary
In this chapter we will examine the evidence for the various treatments for Hoarding Disorder using medication. The action of the various chemicals in the brain as well as why it is thought they may be useful in Hoarding Disorder is then explored. Full lists of optimal dosage as well as side-effects are given. Finally, the possibility of other medications, which are largely unexplored, but which may be useful in the future, are examined.
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- Everything You Need to Know About Hoarding , pp. 96 - 110Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025