This World Autism Awareness Month we're focusing on anxiety breakthroughs.
A 47-year-old man presented to our outpatient clinic, preoccupied with hoarding of digital pictures, which severely interfered with his daily functioning. He was formerly diagnosed with autism and hoarding of tactile objects. As of yet, digital hoarding has not been described in the literature. With this case report, we would like to introduce ‘digital hoarding’ as a new subtype of hoarding disorder. We conclude with differential diagnostic considerations and suggestions for treatment.
[some instruments mentioned: Saving Inventory-Revised (SI-R), Compulsive Acquisition Scale (CAS), Saving Cognitions Inventory, DSM-V hoarding disorder criteria]
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