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 »
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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 »
For Mental Health Professionals
What You Need to Know Hoarding Disorder (HD) is a psychiatric illness in which individuals have difficulty getting rid of items, leading to excessive accumulation and clutter in their living… Read more »
For Community Responders
What You Need to Know Hoarding Disorder (HD) cannot be fully managed by mental health professionals alone. Given the potential impact of HD on living environments and communities, it is… Read more »
For Families
What You Need to Know By its very nature, hoarding can have a huge impact far beyond the individual who suffers from it, much more so than other mental illnesses…. Read more »
Hoarders Working Support
Mission Bay area, San Diego, CA
For: Anyone with compulsive hoarding
Times: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, 6:30-8:30 pm
Fee: Free