Enhancing Attention in Adults With Compulsive Hoarding

Exclusion Criteria

• •Currently taking any psychotropic medications other than SRIs or SNRIs.
• •Presence of psychotic symptoms or lifetime history of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or other psychotic disorder.
• •Current major depression is permitted if clearly secondary in importance to the hoarding.
• •Judged clinically to be at risk of suicide (suicidal ideation, severe depression or other factors)
• •Any cardiovascular abnormality that increases the risk of participation, including significant history of cardiovascular disease or family history of sudden death.
• •Any medical or neurological disorder that increases the risk of participation or that is a medical contraindication for taking methylphenidate (e.g. glaucoma or Tourette's syndrome).
• •Current use of any drug that is contraindicated with methylphenidate (e.g. monoamine oxidase inhibitors).
• •Female patients who are pregnant or nursing.
• •Current or previous treatment with methylphenidate or CBT for hoarding.
• •Current ETOH/drug abuse or dependence disorder of dependency in the past 6 months.
• •Individuals with mild cognitive impairments, dementia, or significant intellectual deficits.