Psychiatria pre prax 4/2009
Animal hoarding
Animal hoarding is under-recognized problem that causes animals suffering, is often asociated with self-neglect and can also place children, elders and dependent adults to serious risk. It occurs more frequently in older, isolated women. This article is focusing on present research about this problem, including the definition and model for animal hoarding, types of animal hoarders and approach to solving this problem.
Keywords: animal hoarding, models of animal hoarding, types of animal hoarders
