- Oxford Library of Psychology
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- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Introduction and Overview
- Hoarding in History
- Phenomenology of Hoarding
- Ownership and Collecting
- Diagnosis of Hoarding Disorder
- Hoarding Behavior in Other Disorders
- Comorbidity in Hoarding Disorder
- Acquisition of Possessions in Hoarding Disorder
- Information Processing
- Emotional Attachment to Objects in Hoarding: A Critical Review of the Evidence
- Animal Hoarding
- Severe Domestic Squalor
- Genetics and Family Models of Hoarding Disorder
- The Neurobiology of Hoarding Disorder
- Hoarding in Animals: The Argument for a Homology
- Psychological Models of Hoarding
- The Economics of Hoarding
- Assessing Hoarding and Related Phenomena
- Insight and Motivation
- Individual Cognitive and Behavioral Treatment for Hoarding
- Alternative Treatment Modalities
- Pharmacotherapy of Compulsive Hoarding
- Family Interventions for Hoarding
- Community Interventions for Hoarding
- Compulsive Hoarding in Children
- Hoarding in Older Adults
- Future Directions for Hoarding Research
- Author Index
- Subject Index
Abstract and Keywords
The history of research on hoarding behavior has been very brief, spanning only about 20 years. Accordingly, this volume provides the first comprehensive compendium of the most current research and clinical understanding of hoarding and the new formal DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) diagnosis of hoarding disorder (HD). This disorder is remarkable among mental health conditions for its adverse impact on sufferers, on family members, friends and neighbors, and on human service providers trying to address the housing, public health, and other needs of individuals with HD. This chapter provides commentary on recent discoveries and likely next steps in the multiple efforts to better understand, respond, and effectively intervene to resolve this complex condition. In this rapidly moving research field, our goal will be to update these chapters online in the coming years as new research comes on the scene.
Keywords: hoarding disorder, compulsive hoarding, diagnosis
Gail Steketee, Ph.D., is Dean and Professor at Boston University's School of Social Work.
Randy O. Frost is the Harold Edward and Elsa Siipola Israel Professor of Psychology at Smith College.
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- Oxford Library of Psychology
- [UNTITLED]
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Introduction and Overview
- Hoarding in History
- Phenomenology of Hoarding
- Ownership and Collecting
- Diagnosis of Hoarding Disorder
- Hoarding Behavior in Other Disorders
- Comorbidity in Hoarding Disorder
- Acquisition of Possessions in Hoarding Disorder
- Information Processing
- Emotional Attachment to Objects in Hoarding: A Critical Review of the Evidence
- Animal Hoarding
- Severe Domestic Squalor
- Genetics and Family Models of Hoarding Disorder
- The Neurobiology of Hoarding Disorder
- Hoarding in Animals: The Argument for a Homology
- Psychological Models of Hoarding
- The Economics of Hoarding
- Assessing Hoarding and Related Phenomena
- Insight and Motivation
- Individual Cognitive and Behavioral Treatment for Hoarding
- Alternative Treatment Modalities
- Pharmacotherapy of Compulsive Hoarding
- Family Interventions for Hoarding
- Community Interventions for Hoarding
- Compulsive Hoarding in Children
- Hoarding in Older Adults
- Future Directions for Hoarding Research
- Author Index
- Subject Index
