Category: Understanding Hoarding

Hoarder habit may be enabled by families

A Toronto researcher has launched the first study of its kind to explore a key but little understood aspect of hoarding: the link between hoarders and their loved ones.

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Adult Children & Partners of Hoarders Study

Sent in to the COH Site: =Research Participant Requests from Case Western Reserve University -They are looking for Adult COH & Partners of Hoarders for -quote: -“study on the relationships of individuals with OCD or hoarding. Each study involves completing questionnaires online about relationships, emotions and OCD. You must be at least 18 to participate. …

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Hoarding Article: What are the Boundaries?

Quote: “The difference from OCD is that that thoughts in hoarding tend to not be as intrusive, repetitive, ritualistic, unpleasant as in OCD. Hoarding is more a passive preoccupation than an attempt to neutralize unwanted thoughts, images or impulses. Hoarding also can have its euphoric side when an item is found to hoard, like compulsive …

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Lessons Learned by a Child of a Hoarder

Extremely insightful  post on Hoarder’s Son’s Blog: ~Lessons Learned by a Child of a Hoarder~

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Family Members Needed for Research

Title of Study: Reactions to Hoarding Principal Investigators: Martin M. Antony, PhD, CPsych, & Valerie Vorstenbosch, MA =Do you or your loved one have difficulty throwing things away?= Edited to add: This study requires the participation of Hoarder to qualify-COH Inc. -Researchers in the Department of Psychology at Ryerson University are seeking individuals and their …

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Scientists search for biological cause, treatment

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Dr. Suzanne Chabaud Sets the Stage for Children of Hoarders Research

Dr. Suzanne Chabaud Sets the Stage for Children of Hoarders Research ›From the time that the ChildrenOfHoarders.com website was launched in 2006, adult children of hoarders have been sharing experiences and developing ideas about how growing up in a hoarding environment can affect a child and how those effects can echo into adulthood. While it …

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The Hidden Lives of Children of Hoarders

Psychiatric Times COMMENTARY The Hidden Lives of Children of Hoarders By Suzanne A. Chabaud, PhD | November 10, 2011 Dr Chabaud merged her dual doctorate in developmental and clinical psychology from Vanderbilt University to treat hundreds of clients of all ages. She founded the OCD Institute of Greater New Orleans, where she and her staff …

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Hoarding Dissertation

Hi everyone, I’m Susan Gunther and a Ph.D student with Capella University. I am preparing to do my dissertation on the experiences of individuals who live with a hoarder.  I’m in the NYC area and my email is susangunther@optonline.net if anyone knows of any leads. Any information will be greatly appreciated.  – Susan Gunther  

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The time my life changed because of hoarding

In the beginning of the year 2011, my life was turned upside down because of hoarding. I moved in with my grandparents age two. I was too young to know it but I had just moved into the world of hoarding.It was a new house at the time I moved. As years went by the …

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Survey Participant Request from Dr. Chabaud

NOTE: The survey described below has been closed. Raised in a hoarded home? Participate in valuable & groundbreaking research! Phase II of research of Adults Raised in Hoarded Homes by  Dr. Suzanne Chabaud, of the OCD Institute of Greater New Orleans. From Dr. Suzanne Chabaud: Thank you for participating in my research on Adult-Children of …

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When Stuff Takes Over, 2010 video w/Dr. Gail Steketee

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My Story

 8/11 My three sisters, brother, and I all grew up in a hoarding household. Today, our parent’s house is worse than ever, preventing me, my husband, and 10 month old son to avoid the house and visiting. Each one of us has been impacted significantly in our adult life because of hoarding. My husband gets …

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NPR: Diane Rehm show about Hoarding w/COH

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Hoarding Behavior: Another Perspective

What if hoarding behavior was actually a response to Trauma? What Would This Mean? By Suzanne Phillips, Psy.D., ABPP

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