Disorder of compulsive hoarding elderly: Possibilities of care and public health issues
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i4p81-100Keywords:
Disorder of Compulsive Hoarding, Elderly, Public health.Abstract
This article describes the phenomenon in the increase of the index of compulsive hoarding disorder on the part of older people who are fascinated and controlled by things, objects, animals and in some cases making their homes uninhabitable spaces depending on the amount of items that hold. The compulsive hoarding disorder is characterized as a disease in need of intervention. The significant increase in cases of compulsive hoarding disorder for the elderly was detected through visits by the Center for Support to Family Health Care (NASF). The report shows the understanding of the subject and thematic reports possibilities of care and coping with the challenges in the subjective mind of the elderly and health issues public.