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HOARDING DISORDER- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Research Papers, Yoga & Pranayama

Hoarding disorder is a mental health disorder that causes persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions due to the perceived need to save them. It is also known as ‘compulsive hoarding syndrome’.

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HOARDING DISORDER
  • CAUSES OF HOARDING DISORDER
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HOARDING DISORDER
  • DIAGNOSIS OF HOARDING DISORDER
  • TREATMENTS FOR HOARDING DISORDER
  • PROGNOSIS OF HOARDING DISORDER
  • COMPLICATIONS OF HOARDING DISORDER
  • HOARDING DISORDER AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF HOARDING DISORDER
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF HOARDING DISORDER
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF HOARDING DISORDER
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HOARDING DISORDER
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF HOARDING DISORDER
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR HOARDING DISORDER
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR HOARDING DISORDER
  • AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR HOARDING DISORDER
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR HOARDING DISORDER
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR HOARDING DISORDER
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR HOARDING DISORDER
  • YOGA FOR HOARDING DISORDER

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HOARDING DISORDER

  • Persistent need to save the items whether they have worth or not
  • Intense irritability about throwing out items
  • Anxiety
  • Withdrawal from family and friends

CAUSES OF HOARDING DISORDER

  • Family history
  • Genetic reasons
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorders
  • Stressful events in life

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HOARDING DISORDER

The pathophysiology of hoarding disorder is similar to psychiatric disorders, which is likely due to the above-mentioned causes as well as psychosocial and environmental factors. Also, the presence of an underlying affective instability may cause individuals to respond to maladaptive behaviours.

DIAGNOSIS OF HOARDING DISORDER

  • Proper History taking
  • Psychological evaluation

TREATMENTS FOR HOARDING DISORDER

  • Counselling
  • Psychotherapy
  • Medications – antidepressants, antipsychotics or mood-stabilizing drugs

PROGNOSIS OF HOARDING DISORDER

  • Early diagnosis and treatment help to manage the symptoms related to hoarding disorder.

COMPLICATIONS OF HOARDING DISORDER

  • Personality disorder
  • Social isolation
  • Poor work performance
  • Risk of developing an anxiety disorder

HOARDING DISORDER AND AYURVEDA

  • In Ayurveda hoarding disorder can be managed based on manasika vyadhi and unmada chikilsa.
  • Compulsive behaviour can be included under ‘adharaniya vega’.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF HOARDING DISORDER

  • Excess vitiation of doshas in the body
  • Increase of mano doshas like rajas and tamas

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF HOARDING DISORDER

  • Intense irritability on discarding items

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF HOARDING DISORDER

Excessive vitiation of doshas in the body due to improper food and behaviours along with derangement in manodoshas leads to irritability in the manas (mind).

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HOARDING DISORDER

  • Dushtaatmaanaam(unlawful)
  • Krodhanam(impulsive)
  • Atruptam(unsatisfied/unpleasant)
  • Nirbhayam & Shooram(reckless behaviour/impulsive)
  • Vyavasaayinam(unlawful)

Along with these symptoms, the person may also show normal mood and behaviour.

 AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF HOARDING DISORDER

  • Symptoms are manageable with appropriate treatments

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR HOARDING DISORDER

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR HOARDING DISORDER

  • Brahmighrita
  • Brahmi swarasa – juice of Bacopa monnieri
  • Saraswataghrita
  • Manasamitra vatakam
  • Kalyanakaghrita
  • Dasamolaghrita
  • Aswagandharista
  • Shankpushpi churna

AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR HOARDING DISORDER

  • Murdha taila – oil application on the head
  • Abhyanga – oil massage on the body

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR HOARDING DISORDER

Internal administration

HOME REMEDIES FOR HOARDING DISORDER

  • Enhance communications with family members
  • Avoid irritable situations
  • Always engaged in activities

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR HOARDING DISORDER

  • Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
  • Consume easily digestible nutritious food items, cow’s milk, and ghee.
  • Oil massage on the head is advised.
  • Advice regular exercise

YOGA FOR HOARDING DISORDER

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – Calms the mind

The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.

  • Shavasana – relaxes the body and mind
  • Bhastrika pranayama

 

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Dr. Rajesh Nair,
Expert,
Ayurveda Medicine, India

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Licensed Ayurvedic doctor focused on providing individual Ayurvedic consultation services. Specialized in work related stress, Womens’ issues, diabetes, Pecos, arthritis, male and female sexual problems and infertility. Interested in academic work as well. Now working with www.ayurvedaforall.com as senior consultant, Ayurveda.

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