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.
Category: Understanding Hoarding
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Feb 03
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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Feb 01
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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Feb 01
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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Jan 31
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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Nov 16
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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Nov 10
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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Oct 14
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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Oct 14
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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Sep 11
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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Jun 29
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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