Hoarding disorder (HD) represents a growing public health burden. Although excessive saving is the cardinal feature of this disorder, hoarding is also typically characterised by excessive acquisition of objects, either passively or actively. HD and a related clinical condition, compulsive buying-shopping disorder, are particularly challenging to prevent and treat within the context of consumer society, which is marked by growing acquiring tendencies. Implicit approaches, including nudges, present an intriguing and potentially fruitful avenue to help address impulsive and excessive acquisition of possessions. In this brief review, we provide an overview of research on using nudges, boosts, and other implicit approaches to influence decision-making about possessions. We consider both general population-level approaches, as well as more targeted nudge strategies. We conclude by proposing opportunities for future research to address impulsive acquiring. General and targeted approaches may help to reduce societal and environmental impacts of consumerism, while simultaneously making a small but meaningful impact in the lives of HD patients and those at risk for developing the disorder.

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推动社会对物质财富采取更具适应性的方法：利用隐性方法减少过度消费和过度储蓄


囤积症 （HD） 代表着日益增长的公共卫生负担。尽管过度储蓄是这种疾病的主要特征，但囤积的典型特征也是被动或主动地过度获取物品。亨廷顿舞蹈症和一种相关的临床疾病，即强迫性购买-购物障碍，在消费社会的背景下，预防和治疗特别具有挑战性，因为消费社会的特点是获取倾向的增长。隐性方法，包括助推，提供了一种有趣且可能富有成效的途径，可以帮助解决冲动和过度获取财产的问题。在这篇简短的综述中，我们概述了关于使用助推、助推和其他隐性方法来影响有关财产的决策的研究。我们既考虑了一般的人群水平方法，也考虑了更有针对性的助推策略。最后，我们提出了未来研究解决冲动获取问题的机会。通用和有针对性的方法可能有助于减少消费主义对社会和环境的影响，同时对HD患者和有患病风险的人的生活产生微小但有意义的影响。