If you believe your client might have Hoarding Disorder (HD) based on the DSM-V definition, several standard rating scales listed here can help you make a diagnosis and assess the… Read more »
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Treatment of HD – Medication
Research on medications for hoarding disorder (HD) has focused on serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRI) because they have proven useful for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) which is considered to be a… Read more »
Treatment of HD – Skills Training
Research on hoarding disorder (HD) has revealed a number of problems with how people with HD process information. Deficits in paying attention, categorizing and organizing household items, making decisions, and… Read more »
Treatment of HD – Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Hoarding disorder (HD) can be difficult to treat. Some have suggested that this is because people with HD don’t recognize or acknowledge the problem, and even for those who do,… Read more »
Treatment of HD – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is designed for use by mental health clinicians who are treating clients with hoarding disorder (HD). It can also be used effectively by novice therapists and… Read more »
How to Help a Loved One with HD
The process of helping a loved one with HD can be very frustrating for family members. Often it seems that no matter how much energy goes into solving the problem,… Read more »
How HD Affects Families
Being the family member of a person with hoarding disorder (HD) can be very stressful. For those family members who live with the person with HD, such as a partner,… Read more »
In the News: When things become too much: How to help a hoarder
In a recent Chicago Tribune feature by Alison Bowen, married couple Bec and Lee Shuer share the steps they took to manage Lee’s hoarding disorder. In the article, Lee discusses how hoarding… Read more »
Subtypes & Related Disorders
Animal Hoarding Animal hoarding occurs when an individual has a large number of animals but fails to meet the animals’ basic care needs (for example, failing to providing food and… Read more »
Introducing “Spotlight: OCD News & Research Updates”
Welcome to Spotlight, a new blog series aimed at bringing you the latest research news and information about obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders. Each quarter, we’ll also round up… Read more »