A consideration of Hoarding Disorder symptoms in China

Hoarding Disorder is rarely examined in populations of non-European and/or non-Euro-American descent, especially in East Asian nations like China. Across two studies, the current investigation set out to examine the psychometric properties of a Chinese version of a widely used measure of hoarding symptoms—the Savings Inventory Revised (SIR)—and to explore the nature of hoarding beliefs compared to a separate US sample.ProceduresFor the first study, 1,828 college students in China completed a Mandarin translation of the SIR and measures of anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - November 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kiara R. Timpano, Demet Cek, Zhong-Fang Fu, Tan Tang, Jian-Ping Wang, Gregory S. Chasson Source Type: research