Relationship of Hoarding and Depression Symptoms in Older Adults

Copyright © 2023 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..

Hoarding disorder (HD) is a debilitating neuropsychiatric condition that affects 2%-6% of the population and increases in incidence with age. Major depressive disorder (MDD) co-occurs with HD in approximately 50% of cases and leads to increased functional impairment and disability. However, only one study to date has examined the rate and trajectory of hoarding symptoms in older individuals with a lifetime history of MDD, including those with current active depression (late-life depression; LLD). We therefore sought to characterize this potentially distinct phenotype. We determined the incidence of HD in two separate cohorts of participants with LLD (n = 73) or lifetime history of MDD (n = 580) and examined the reliability and stability of hoarding symptoms using the Saving Inventory-Revised (SI-R) and Hoarding Rating Scale-Self Report (HRS), as well as the co-variance of hoarding and depression scores over time. HD was present in 12% to 33% of participants with MDD, with higher rates found in those with active depressive symptoms. Hoarding severity was stable across timepoints in both samples (all correlations >0.75), and fewer than 30% of participants in each sample experienced significant changes in severity between any two timepoints. Change in depression symptoms over time did not co-vary with change in hoarding symptoms. These findings indicate that hoarding is a more common comorbidity in LLD than previously suggested, and should be considered in screening and management of LLD. Future studies should further characterize the interaction of these conditions and their impact on outcomes, particularly functional impairment in this vulnerable population.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

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The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry - 32(2024), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 497-508

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nutley, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Binh K [VerfasserIn]
Mackin, Robert Scott [VerfasserIn]
Insel, Philip S [VerfasserIn]
Tosun, Duygu [VerfasserIn]
Butters, Meryl [VerfasserIn]
Aisen, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Raman, Rema [VerfasserIn]
Saykin, Andrew J [VerfasserIn]
Toga, Arthur W [VerfasserIn]
Jack, Clifford [VerfasserIn]
Weiner, Michael W [VerfasserIn]
Nelson, Craig [VerfasserIn]
Kassel, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Kryza-Lacombe, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Eichenbaum, Joseph [VerfasserIn]
Nosheny, Rachel L [VerfasserIn]
Mathews, Carol A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Brain Health Registry
Hoarding disorder
Journal Article
Late-life depression
Major depressive disorder
Reliable change
Stability analysis
Trajectory analysis

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Date Completed 21.03.2024

Date Revised 28.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jagp.2023.11.006

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36583324X