compulsive hoarding

behavioral pattern characterized by compulsive acquisition and storing of goods
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compulsive hoarding

Summary

compulsive hoarding is a compulsive behavior[1]. It draws 1,280 Wikipedia views per month (compulsive_behavior category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • compulsive hoarding's instance of is recorded as compulsive behavior[3].
  • compulsive hoarding is a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder[4].
  • compulsive hoarding is a type of hoarding[5].
  • compulsive hoarding's Commons category is recorded as Compulsive hoarding[6].
  • compulsive hoarding is the opposite of compulsive decluttering[7].
  • compulsive hoarding's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Compulsive hoarding[8].
  • compulsive hoarding's possible treatment is recorded as psychotherapy[9].
  • compulsive hoarding's health specialty is recorded as psychiatry[10].
  • compulsive hoarding's health specialty is recorded as psychology[11].

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Definition and Type

compulsive hoarding's instance of is recorded as compulsive behavior[3]. Recorded subclass of include obsessive-compulsive disorder[4] and hoarding[5]. It is the opposite of compulsive decluttering[7].

Why It Matters

compulsive hoarding draws 1,280 Wikipedia views per month (compulsive_behavior category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of compulsive decluttering
    Subclass of obsessive-compulsive disorder, hoarding
    Instance of
    Instance of compulsive behavior
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|14 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27559, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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