ADHD, OCD and Hoarding
In a 2012 study, researchers examined the relationship between ADHD and OCD, as well as ADHD and hoarding behaviors. They observed about 155 participants with childhood-onset OCD, between the ages of 4 and 82, for symptoms of hoarding and ADHD.
Results of the study indicated that over 2p percent of participants exhibited symptoms of ADHD, with 11.8 percent of these participants having a definite diagnosis. Other results include that 41.9 percent of these participants with ADHD also had hoarding behaviors, compared to only 29.2 percent of participants without ADHD.
A 2011 study further examined the potential relationship between symptoms of ADHD, OCD, and hoarding. In this study, 87 participants were chosen, 22 participants experiencing non-hoarding OCD, 32 participants experienced hoarding disorder, and 33 participants had no history of psychiatric diagnosis or treatment.
The results discovered that general emotional distress was predictive of hoarding symptoms. Additionally, ADHD symptoms such as inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity significantly increased prediction of hoarding, while OCD symptoms didn’t.
Researchers decided that symptoms of inattentiveness showed the strongest correlation with hoarding.