Resources

BOOKS

Bratiotis, C., Schmalisch, C., & Steketee, G.  (2011).  The Hoarding Handbook:  A Guide for Human Service Professionals.  New York:  Oxford University Press, Inc.

Frost, R.O., & Steketee, G.  (2010).  Stuff:  Compulsive hoarding and the meaning of things.  New York:  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Kolberg, J.  (2008).  What every professional organizer needs to know about hoarding.  Decatur, GA:  Squall Press.

Neziroglu, F., Bubrick, J., & Yaryura-Tobias, J.  (2004).  Overcoming compulsive hoarding:  Why you save and how you can stop.  Oakland, CA:  New Harbinger.

Steketee, G., & Frost, R.O. (2007).  Compulsive hoarding and acquiring:  Therapist guide.  New York:  Oxford University Press.

Tolin, D.F., Frost, R.O., & Steketee, G. (2007).  Buried in Treasures:  Help for compulsive acquiring, saving, and hoarding.  New York:  Oxford University Press.

Tompkins, M.A., & Hartl, T.  (2009).  Digging out:  Helping your loved one manage clutter, hoarding and compulsive acquiring.  Oakland, CA:  New Harbinger.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Boston University School of Social Work – Compulsive Hoarding Research Project www.bu.edu/ssw/research/hoarding

www.ChildrenOfHoarders.com

http://www.howtohelpahoarder.com

Institute for Challenging Disorganization, http://challengingdisorganization.org

Institute of Living /Hartford Hospital, http://harthosp.org/instituteofliving/anxietydisorderscenter

National Association of Professional Organizers, http://napo.net

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, http://www.ocfoundation.org/

San Francisco Mental Health Association, http://mha-sf.org.programs/ichc.cfm

Smith College Department of Psychology, www.science.smith.edu/departments/PSYCH/rfrost

VIDEOS

My Mother’s Garden by filmmaker Cynthia Lester.  A See-Through Films Production, www.mymothersgardenmovie.com

Packrat by filmmaker Kris Britt Montag, www.packratthemovie.com

Stuffed by filmmakers Arwen Curry and Cerissa Tanner, www.fanlight.com/catalog/films/489_stuff.php