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- Everything You Need to Know About Hoarding
- Reviews
- Everything You Need to Know About Hoarding
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 When Does Hoarding Arise?
- 3 Hoarding Disorder
- 4 Animal Hoarding
- 5 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder, Hoarding Disorder, and How They Interact
- 6 Hoarding in People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, and Impulse Control Issues
- 7 Treatment of Hoarding Disorder: Medication
- 8 Treatment of Hoarding Disorder: Psychological Approaches
- 9 What About the Law and Hoarding?
- 10 How Can Someone with Hoarding Disorder Help Themselves?
- 11 What Can You Do to Help a Friend or Relative Who Has Hoarding Disorder or Hoarding Symptoms?
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- Glossary
- Resources
- Further Reading
- Notes
- Index
8 - Treatment of Hoarding Disorder: Psychological Approaches
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 April 2025
- Everything You Need to Know About Hoarding
- Reviews
- Everything You Need to Know About Hoarding
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 When Does Hoarding Arise?
- 3 Hoarding Disorder
- 4 Animal Hoarding
- 5 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder, Hoarding Disorder, and How They Interact
- 6 Hoarding in People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, and Impulse Control Issues
- 7 Treatment of Hoarding Disorder: Medication
- 8 Treatment of Hoarding Disorder: Psychological Approaches
- 9 What About the Law and Hoarding?
- 10 How Can Someone with Hoarding Disorder Help Themselves?
- 11 What Can You Do to Help a Friend or Relative Who Has Hoarding Disorder or Hoarding Symptoms?
- Clutter Image Rating
- Glossary
- Resources
- Further Reading
- Notes
- Index
Summary
In this chapter we will examine the psychological treatments that have been found to be helpful for people with Hoarding Disorder. The main approach used is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). This may be with an individual or in a group setting. Although, as with much of the research into Hoarding Disorder, the number of studies of high quality are limited, we have good evidence that CBT does work and can have life-changing impacts both on the hoarding and also the depressive symptoms which often accompany Hoarding Disorder. One of the major issues, however, can be the reluctance of people with Hoarding disorder to enter into treatment programmes and then to stick with the programme. There may be many reasons for this reluctance. One recent development which may be hopeful for the future has been using an approach known as Compassion Focussed Therapy in addition to the standard CBT.
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- Everything You Need to Know About Hoarding , pp. 111 - 129Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025