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Attachment to people and to objects in obsessive-compulsive disorder: an exploratory comparison of hoarders and non-hoarders
- Authors:
- NEDELISKY Anna, STEELE Miriam
- Journal article citation:
- Attachment and Human Development, 11(4), July 2009, pp.365-383.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In this study, the researchers assessed attachment to people and to inanimate objects in 30 individuals from New York with obsessive-compulsive disorder, about half of whom were compulsive hoarders. Attachment was assessed using standard measures of interpersonal attachment, which were adapted to evaluate inanimate object attachment as well. The results data indicated that individuals who hoard report significantly higher levels of emotional over involvement with inanimate objects and lower levels of emotional over involvement with people than non-hoarders, and that gender had a significant effect in terms of interpersonal attachment ratings with female participants in general having significantly higher mean ratings of interpersonal attachment insecurity than male participants regardless of obsessive compulsive disorder symptomatology. Hoarders did not report significantly higher levels of overall security attachment to inanimate objects than non-hoarders, and fear of losing an inanimate object was found to significantly predict hoarding severity.
On the right line?
- Author:
- SOLLOWAY Nicky
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 103, December 2009, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
Young people at London's Maudsley Hospital are being offered cognitive behaviour therapy over the phone. The trial of the telephone treatment is described. Accounts from three young people with experience of OCD are also provided.
A journey of psyche and spirit
- Author:
- MacGREGOR Jayne
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 13(1), February 2009, pp.6-7.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The author shares her life-long journey and battle with obsessive compulsive disorder and depression. She describes how religious belief, meditation, psychotherapy and medication have all played key roles in keeping her afloat and how they are essential tools in her survival kit.
Animal hoarding: slipping into the darkness of comorbid animal and self-neglect
- Author:
- NATHANSON Jane N.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 21(4), October 2009, pp.307-324.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Animal hoarding is a condition which involves keeping larger than usual numbers of pets without having the ability to properly house or care for them, while at the same time denying this inability. It is associated with extreme conditions of comorbid animal and self-neglect. In order for adult protective services workers to intervene most effectively, it becomes critical to elucidate some of the developmental factors of animal hoarding behaviour and its correlation with self-neglecting behaviours in general. This article presents an in-depth diagnostic perspective derived from the author's research and clinical experience. An analysis of the complex dynamics of the relationship between animal hoarders and their pets is presented in conjunction with accepted theories of self-neglect. With enhanced knowledge and understanding of animal hoarding, social service professionals will be better prepared to respond to these clients, elicit greater rapport and cooperation, and engage in the interdisciplinary efforts that are essential for optimal resolution.
The quality of life of young people with Tourette syndrome
- Authors:
- CUTLER D., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child: Care, Health and Development, 35(4), July 2009, pp.496-504.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The study examined a UK sample of 57 young people with Tourette syndrome (TS), to consider the impact of TS on young people's Quality of Life (QoL). The study used a mixed methods design, combining focus groups and questionnaire data. Child report questionnaires measured QoL and TS symptom severity. The results showed that the QoL of children with TS was significantly worse than that of children in a UK normative sample. Analysis of transcripts from the groups identified four main themes; 'TS can be distressing and disabling', 'struggling to fit into society's expectations of normal behaviour', 'needing to control tics' and 'TS is one part of who I am'. Poorer QoL was associated with increased symptom severity in terms of tics, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder diagnosis and obsessive compulsive behaviours.