Treatment for Hoarding Disorder: Workbook
Gail Steketee, Randy O. FrostThis Second Edition of Treatment for Hoarding Disorder is the culmination of more than 20 years of research on understanding hoarding & building an effective intervention to address its myriad components. Thoroughly updated & reflective of changes made to the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-5), this second edition of the client Workbook & accompanying Therapist Guide outlines an empirically supported & effective CBT program for treating hoarding disorder.
This Workbook is meant to guide clients through their treatment for hoarding disorder with their clinician. It includes homework, forms, exercises, & behavioral experiments for clients to test their personal beliefs about possessions, develop an organization plan & filing system, & sort & organize items room by room. A major goal of the treatment is to recapture the positive role of possessions in the lives of people with hoarding problems, & strategies are outlined for sustaining gains & making further progress, as well as for managing stressful life events that can provoke problematic acquiring & difficulty discarding.