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Hoarding: What Everyone Needs to Know®  

Gail Steketee and Christiana Bratiotis

Abstract

Hoarding disorder is the excessive saving of objects and difficulty parting with them to a point that interferes with one's ability to properly use rooms and furnishings in the home. Hoarding can become dangerous, sometimes resulting in structural problems and fires, or in hazardous sanitary conditions. Studies indicate that around one in every 25 people suffers from hoarding. This means that almost all of us know someone who hoards. Hoarding: What Everyone Needs to Know demystifies this complex problem, what it looks like and why it may develop, and how it can be treated. With their combined expertise in psychological treatments for hoarding and community interventions, Drs. Steketee and Bratiotis explain how to understand hoarding as a mental illness, describing the disorder in layman's terms and explaining the various facets and manifestations of the behavior. Chapters focus on one or more common questions regarding diagnosis, features, how to assess severity, and treatment. The book will dispel myths and help readers identify hoarding that touches their own lives. As such it will be of great value not only to those who suspect a loved one may be hoarding, but also to first responders, such as firefighters, public health officials, and housing and social service personnel, who will find here an essential resource for use in the field.

Keywords: community interventions, hoarding disorder, neurocognitive features, psychological treatments, stepped-care methods

Bibliographic Information

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN:
9780190946395
DOI:
10.1093/wentk/9780190946395.001.0001

Authors

Gail Steketee, author

Christiana Bratiotis, author


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  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychology
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Contents

  • Front Matter
    • Advance Praise For Hoarding
    • List of Tables
    • List of Figures
    • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 What is Hoarding and Hoarding Disorder?
  • 2 What are the Common Features of Hoarding?
  • 3 What are the Neurocognitive Features of Hoarding?
  • 4 What is the Impact of Hoarding on Sufferers, Families, and Communities?
  • 5 How Serious is the Hoarding Problem?
  • 6 Why do People Hoard?
  • 7 What Treatments Work Best for Hoarding and Acquiring?
  • 8 How can family Members and other Methods help with Hoarding?
  • 9 How can Communities help with Hoarding?
  • 10 What are the next Steps to Understand and Treat Hoarding?
  • End Matter
    • Bibliography and Resources
    • Index
  • Oxford University Press
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date: 12 May 2025

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