Sorrell Jeanne M
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2012 Mar;50(3):17-21. doi: 10.3928/02793695-20120605-05. Epub 2012 Feb 29.
Compulsive hoarding is a debilitating disorder that is only recently becoming understood. Hoarding has been studied primarily in the general population, with only a few researchers focusing on hoarding in older adults, even though the prevalence and severity of the disorder appears to increase with aging. Hoarding seriously affects the quality of one's life and can also cause safety and health problems for individuals and the community. Established treatments for hoarding are relatively new and often need to be extended over a long period of time. Nurses can play an important role in helping identify the problem of hoarding in older adults, determining the types of safety and health hazards that need to be addressed, and contacting the appropriate community agencies.
强迫性囤积是一种使人衰弱的病症，直到最近才开始被人们所了解。囤积行为主要是在普通人群中进行研究的，尽管这种病症的患病率和严重程度似乎会随着年龄增长而增加，但只有少数研究人员关注老年人的囤积行为。囤积严重影响一个人的生活质量，还可能给个人和社区带来安全与健康问题。针对囤积症的既定治疗方法相对较新，而且通常需要长时间持续进行。护士在帮助识别老年人的囤积问题、确定需要解决的安全和健康危害类型以及联系合适的社区机构方面可以发挥重要作用。
