If you are living with, are close to, or are yourself someone who is hoarding, you'll know that the disorder goes far deeper than most people realise, affecting the whole family and presenting huge challenges to the physical, mental, emotional and even financial wellbeing of anyone involved. Jo Cooke is Director of one of the UK's leading support services for people affected by hoarding and clutter, and has written this sensitive and empathetic book to help anyone experiencing hoarding difficulties. She gives insight into Hoarding Disorder - explaining what it is and, importantly, what it isn't - and what may trigger hoarding. There are strategies for how to assess the scale of situation and lay the groundwork to address it, and insights into who can help and how they can do it. An 8 step-plan gives practical steps to tackle the hoarding, supported by suggestions for what to do with the 'stuff', and advice on safeguarding - as well as techniques to support the hoarder as they attempt to stay clutter-free. There is space in the book for individuals and their own stories of hoarding, giving an empowering voice to people affected by the condition, and replacing the morbid curiosity that often accompanies it. With plenty of information on resources and therapies that can help, this is a warm and hugely practical guide that can only help anyone affected in any way by hoarding.

Is Your House Full Of Unneeded Stuff? Are You or Someone You Know A Compulsive Hoarder? Are you ready to understand Compulsive Hoarding and how you can treat it? Author Bowe Packer, has more than 20 do-it-yourself, how-to and self help books in print and audio format being sold worldwide. He has done it again, with his newest release -- Compulsive Hoarding: Understanding & Treating Compulsive Hoarding. This practical guide is designed to the fundamental aspects of hoarding disorders and simple, yet effective treatments for hoarding. Let's face it, you cannot heal your hoarding condition before you understand it and know of the help for hoarding that is available to you. Here is just a bit of what you will discover in the pages of Compulsive Hoarding: Understanding & Treating Compulsive Hoarding: * The Three Features of Compulsive Hoarding Behavior. * In Focus: Hoarding & Impairment. * The Warning Signs to Watch Out For. * The Four-Step Communication Model For Communicating With Hoarders. * Properly Forming the Core Support Team. ??? Compulsive Hoarding is a debilitating condition and can be treated. Gaining the knowledge of hoarding disorders and applying a sound hoarding treatment plan will have you on your way to eliminating this condition once and for all from your life!.

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.

The relationship people have with their possessions ranges from purely utilitarian to intensely emotional. For most people, their personal possessions provide them with a sense of security, comfort, and pleasure. However, if someone loses the ability to distinguish useful or important possessions from those that make life overly complicated, the objects can become a prison. For people who suffer from Hoarding Disorder (HD), the process of getting rid of unneeded objects is not easy. For them, possessions never "feel" unneeded and trying to get rid of them is an excruciating emotional ordeal. This Second Edition of Treatment for Hoarding Disorder is the culmination of more than 20 years of research on understanding hoarding and building an effective intervention to address its myriad components. Thoroughly updated and reflective of changes made to the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-5), this second edition of the Therapist Guide and accompanying client Workbook outlines an empirically supported and effective CBT program for treating hoarding disorder. This Therapist Guide is written for mental health clinicians-psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, counselors, and psychiatric nurses-to guide effective treatment of people with hoarding disorder. It provides numerous assessment and intervention forms to help clients use the methods described in the intervention. A major goal of the treatment is to recapture the positive role of possessions in the lives of people with hoarding problems, and strategies are outlined for sustaining gains and making further progress, as well as for managing stressful life events that can provoke problematic acquiring and difficulty discarding.

Is Your House Full Of Unneeded Stuff? Are You or Someone You Know A Compulsive Hoarder? Are you ready to understand Compulsive Hoarding and how you can treat it? Author Bowe Packer, has more than 20 do-it-yourself, how-to and self help books in print and audio format being sold worldwide. He has done it again, with his newest release -- Compulsive Hoarding: Understanding & Treating Compulsive Hoarding. This practical guide is designed to provide the fundamental aspects of hoarding disorders and simple, yet effective treatments for hoarding. Let's face it, you cannot heal your hoarding condition before you understand it and know of the help for hoarding that is available to you. Here is just a bit of what you will discover in the pages of Compulsive Hoarding: Understanding & Treating Compulsive Hoarding: The Three Features of Compulsive Hoarding Behavior. In Focus: Hoarding & Impairment. The Warning Signs to Watch Out For. The Four-Step Communication Model For Communicating With Hoarders. Properly Forming the Core Support Team. Compulsive Hoarding is a debilitating condition and can be treated. Gaining the knowledge of hoarding disorders and applying a sound hoarding treatment plan will have you on your way to eliminating this condition once and for all from your life!. Scroll up and grab a copy today.

"Hoarding disorder happens when a person has persistent difficulty parting with items that are useless and worn. This difficulty causes a significant amount of distress for the individual and therefore their home becomes so cluttered that spaces are not able to be used in the way they are intended. Hoarding disorder affects people from all different walks of life of varied educations, ages, ethnicities, and cultural backgrounds. It is important to know that hoarding is a mental health problem, not an issue of laziness. This book is a guidebook for families, clinicians, social workers, home healthcare workers, public-health officials and related agencies, professional organizers, and animal control personnel. This book includes: - The Face of Hoarding Disorder: Real stories from real people-the pain, the conflict, the triumphs big and small. - Understanding Hoarding Disorder: Why we save stuff and the difference between clutter, collecting, chronic disorganization, and hoarding. - Successful Helping: An introduction to the complex world of hoarding and the team approach to working with hoarders. - Where Do I Go From Here?: Contact information for trusted resources that Thomas recommends with confidence. "

The cat lady. The couple who won't let anyone in their apartment. The old man with all that junk in his yard. Their severe hoarding puts them, and often others, at risk for injury, disease, and even death. Most deny needing help, and for this reason, professionals are desperate to find more effective ways to offer and provide assistance to them. In response to this growing public health problem, Clinician's Guide to Severe Hoarding refines our understanding and presents in depth and innovative alternative to traditional interventions. Arguing that although treatment for hoarding can be effective for those who are open to help, people with severe hoarding are not. The Clinician’s Guide to Severe Hoarding describes an alternative strategy to help those who adamantly refuse help and yet face significant health and safety risks due to the hoarding problem – harm reduction. This client-centered approach takes readers through harm reduction plan development, team building, goal setting, client collaboration, and progress assessment. The Clinician’s Guide also explains that a successful harm reduction plan may encourage clients to seek further help, and offers insights into working with special populations such as people who hoard animals and children who exhibit hoarding behavior. The Clinician's Guide describes in detail a range of strategies for assisting people with severe hoarding: Strategies for engaging with clients who hoard. Guidelines for assessing harm potential. Guidelines for creating a harm reduction plan, building a harm reduction team, and conducting and evaluating home visits. Skills for client self-help: decision making, time management, and more. Guidelines for navigating the ethical and legal issues that arise in assisting people who hoard. Readings, links, and other resources. With its practical common-sense approach to a complex problem, Clinician's Guide to Severe Hoarding is a unique volume not only for mental health practitioners, but also other professionals who assist people who hoard, such as home health aides, social workers, and professional organizers.

Dive into the world of hoarding with this authoritative and empathetic guide, designed to demystify the complex nature of hoarding disorder. "Hoarding - The Comprehensive Guide" offers a deep exploration into the psychological, emotional, and practical aspects of hoarding, providing insights for those who hoard, their loved ones, and professionals in the field. In this guide, readers will find a balanced blend of scientific research, psychological understanding, and practical advice. Starting with the definition and diagnostic criteria, the book illuminates the causes and types of hoarding behaviors, the impact on individuals and families, and the societal perceptions that influence this condition. Step-by-step, this book navigates through the intricacies of the disorder, from recognizing the signs to understanding the associated emotions and thoughts. It addresses the challenges of dealing with hoarding behaviors and offers comprehensive strategies for cleaning, organizing, and maintaining a hoard-free life. The guide provides tools for individuals to confront and manage their hoarding tendencies and for loved ones to offer effective support. "Hoarding - The Comprehensive Guide" does not just stop at managing the clutter; it goes beyond to offer long-term solutions and support mechanisms to prevent relapse, including how to build healthier coping skills and create a supportive environment conducive to recovery. Through personal stories, case studies, and expert interviews, this book offers an in-depth understanding of hoarding and presents a message of hope and healing. It is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to understand this complex condition and find a path towards a clutter-free and mentally healthy life.

What is a hoarder? What even is hoarding? Is it simply continuing to hold possessions after their intended use has ended? Unfortunately it is not that simple, as you will understand after reading this book. What is OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? What are the symptoms, causes, treatments and signs? All covered in this book. The author, Lindsay Leatherdale, a 19 year old neuro-science and psychology under graduate, with a special interest in hoarding, has a friend who's mum is a hoarder. She wanted to help her friend and her mum by giving them some books to read. To her disappointment there was a lack of informative books available on hoarding. She decided to investigate the subject thoroughly and write a book about it to be able to help her friend and lots of other people. This book is a must have for anybody who is confronted with hoarding and/or OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The book is written in an easy to read and understandable style. In a straightforward, no nonsense fashion, Lindsay covers all aspects of hoarding including types of hoarding, early warning signs, symptoms, behavioral patterns, causes, what can you do to help a hoarder, who can diagnose it, treatments available, medication, working or living with a person who hoards, and a lot more.... With separate chapters on many other disorders associated with hoarding and with OCD, this book is full of sound advice and answers to all your questions. This book has helped me to understand what's going on in my mum's mind. All I did was shout at her to clean up her mess before I read this book. Now I understand a lot more about hoarding and OCD and I will never shout again about her mess. I have practised a few help-tips from the book and I couldn't believe it when mum gave me a box of stuff to throw away! That's called a result! Sarah Porter Easy to read, written in a style for anybody to understand hoarding and OCD, I can recommend this book. It certainly has answered all my questions. Glen Howard

From Hoarding to Hope is designed to be a strategic guidebook to help you assemble the right team of profesional service providers: clinicians, social workers, home health-care workers, professional organizers, public-health workers, professional organizers, public-health workers or animal control. (back cover).