Hoarding Disorder: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide

Hoarding behaviors have been observed and documented throughout history, with accounts appearing in literature as far back as 319 B.C.E. in the writings of Aristotle’s student Theophrastus. More recent examples include the infamous Collyer brothers in New York in the 1940s and popular reality television series. However, it wasn’t until the publication of the DSM-5 in 2013 that hoarding was officially recognized as a distinct disorder, rather than a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder or obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.

Written by Carolyn I. Rodriguez and Randy O. Frost, this comprehensive guide provides mental health professionals with the most up-to-date information on hoarding disorder, drawing from the authors’ extensive clinical experiences and the latest published research.

What You’ll Learn

• Phenomenology: Diagnosis, comorbidities, and assessment of hoarding disorder
• Etiology: Understanding hoarding from cognitive-behavioral and neurobiological perspectives
• Treatment Approaches: Psychotherapeutic and pharmacological interventions, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, harm reduction strategies, and community approaches
• Challenges and Complications: Working with elderly patients, managing animal hoarding cases, and distinguishing and addressing squalor

This valuable resource is designed to improve the reader’s knowledge and skill in treating patients with hoarding disorder, both those with straightforward presentations and those with more complex cases. Key points and numerous case studies are included to help readers easily reference and retain information, and the appendices feature useful symptom rating scales that can be applied directly to practice.

Whether you’re a psychiatrist, psychologist, human service professional, peer support counselor, community advocate, or professional in training, this comprehensive guide is an essential tool for providing effective care for individuals struggling with hoarding disorder.

Book Details:

• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc
• Edition: 1st edition
• Publication Date: June 14, 2022
• Language: English
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 336
• ISBN-10: 1615373365
• ISBN-13: 978-1615373369