Table 5-11: table: 5-11Dx Checklist

Hoarding Disorder

1.

Persons are repeatedly unable to give up or throw out their possessions, even worthless ones, because they feel a need to save them and want to avoid the discomfort of disposal.

2.

Persons accumulate an extra ordinary number of possessions that severely clutter and crowd their homes.

3.

Significant distress or impairment.

Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder)

1.

Individuals repeatedly pull out their hair.

2.

Despite attempts to stop, individuals are unable to stop this practice.

3.

Significant distress or impairment.

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

1.

Persons are preoccupied with having defect(s) or flaw(s) in their appearance that seem at most trivial to others.

2.

In response to their concerns, the persons repeatedly perform certain behaviors (e.g., check their appearance in mirrors) or mental acts (e.g., compare their appearance with that of others).

3.

Significant distress or impairment.

Information from: APA, 2013.