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==Human hoarding==
[[File:Rationing Means a Fair Share for All of Us.jpg|alt=A cartoon of two women with the above panel having a woman hoarding and the below panel having the two share resources via rationing|thumb|An anti-hoarding, pro-[[rationing]] poster from the United States in World War II]]
[[Civil unrest]] or the threat of natural disasters may lead people to hoard foodstuffs, water, gasoline, and other essentials that they believe will soon be in short supply. [[Survivalist]]s, also known as preppers, often stockpile large supplies of these items in anticipation of a large-scale [[disaster]] event.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/health/preppers-avoiding-panic-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-us Preppers, once mocked, say they were ready for coronavirus crisis]</ref><ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/doomsday-preppers-advice-on-how-to-prepare-for-the-coronavirus-2020-3 Doomsday preppers' advice on how to prepare for the coronavirus]</ref>
Other items commonly hoarded include [[coin]]s considered to have an intrinsic value, such as those minted in silver, or gold, as well as collectibles, jewelry, precious metals<ref>{{Cite web|last=Palmer|first=Barclay|title=A Beginner's Guide to Precious Metals|url=https://www.investopedia.com/articles/basics/09/precious-metals-gold-silver-platinum.asp|access-date=2020-11-09|website=Investopedia|language=en}}</ref> and other luxuries.
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Hoarding disorder begins at an average age of 13 years old.<ref name=":0" /> The general consensus is that men and women are equally prone to hoarding.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Carolyn |date=August 2021 |title=What is Hoarding Disorder |url=https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/hoarding-disorder/what-is-hoarding-disorder#:~:text=The%20bulk%20of%20evidence%20suggests,in%20severity%20with%20each%20decade. |website=American Psychiatric Association}}</ref> Hoarding can run in families, and it may be possible [[genetics]] play a role in developing hoarding behaviors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Carolyn |title=Expert Q&A: Hoarding Disorder |url=https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/hoarding-disorder/expert-q-and-a#:~:text=Yes%2C%20hoarding%20disorder%20is%20more,plays%20a%20role%20as%20well. |website=American Psychiatry Association}}</ref> Also, this behavior can be developed due to life circumstances such as difficult losses, [[depression (mood)|depression]], [[financial crises]], and living small which make it difficult for people to get rid of their belongings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last1=Steketee |first1=Gail |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sbryDwAAQBAJ&dq=Hoarding+%3A+What+Everyone+Needs+to+Know&pg=PP1 |title=Hoarding: What Everyone Needs to Know |last2=Bratiotis |first2=Christiana |date=2020 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-094639-5 |language=en}}</ref>
According to the ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'',<ref>{{Cite book |last=American Psychiatric Association |chapter=Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders |url=https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/book/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787 |title=Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |date=2022-03-18 |publisher=American Psychiatric Association Publishing |isbn=978-0-89042-575-6 |edition=DSM-5-TR |language=en |doi=10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787.x06_obsessive_compulsive_and_related_disorders}}</ref> the criteria for hoarding disorder boils down to five main points. Firstly, the hoarder experiences difficulty parting with items regardless of the
=== Treatment ===
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In the ''[[Divine Comedy]]'', those who hoard are depicted as sinners locked in eternal battle with wasters. Overseen by Pluto (the former god of wealth now turned into a demon and that speaks in gibberish) they have to push heavy boulders (representing money) in opposite direction, each time the two lines of sinners meet they accuse and insult each other. The hoarders and wasters have been condemned to Hell for being unable to practice moderation with money.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Chang |first=Ryan |date=November 14, 2022 |title=Historical Portrayal of Hoarding Disorder in European Literature and Its Relationship to the Economic and Personal Circumstances of the Authors |journal=Cureus |volume=14 |issue=11 |pages=e31025 |doi=10.7759/cureus.31025 |doi-access=free |pmid=36349076 |pmc=9629820 }}</ref>
In [[William Shakespeare]]
== See also ==
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