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SELF HELP
HOARDING WEBSITES* Here are some websites
that provide additional information about
hoarding.
Some of them are professionally run, whereas some of
them are
run by individuals with some experience with
hoarding.
WEBSITES:
Comprehensive Information on
Hoarding at this web-site for Property Mangers and others.
Below are a number of links, documents and
other resources related to hoarding.
Many of these materials were made available through Mass Housing's
Community Services Conference on Hoarding, Thinking Outside Our
Box(es):
A Housing, Service, Clinical and Enforcement Team Approach to Hoarding,
which was held December 12, 2007.
https://www.masshousing.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=239&&PageID=3089&mode=2&in_hi_userid=210&cached=true
Encouragement , support , and advice for
people who hoard
THE OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE
FOUNDATION WEB SITE specific to hoarding, and is run in
part by Randy Frost Ph.D. and
Gail Steketee Ph.D., two experts in the field. It includes information
about the latest research,
treatment
information, book reviews, a hoarding
rating scale, case studies, etc.
A must-see site.
http://ocfoundation.org/1005/index.html
For Information on the
Anxiety Disorders Clinic, The Institute
of Living, Hartford Hospital and the
Hoarding Research study, and to sign up
for the
New England Hoarding Consortium newsletter
on Hoarding click here:
SQUALOR SURVIVORS
A really helpful web site
with good tips and a forum for hoarders.
Includes links to book
reviews, interviews with and articles by experts, and links to
tips on de-cluttering.
http://www.squalorsurvivors.com/index.shtml
GEONIUS
Information about OCD,
including humor, inspiration, doctors, etc.
http://www.geonius.com/ocd/organizations.html
MANAGING INCOMING E-MAIL CLUTTER
PDF Managing E-Mail (324KB)
FAIRFAX COUNTY WEB SITE--Good information about hoarding effects on community
and safety
issues.
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/trash/hoarding.htm
WEB DISCUSSION GROUPS FOR HOARDERS:
For
compulsive hoarders with Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
and a strong desire to improve their living or work spaces.
Members are required to be in the action stage within 60 days of joining
and a once per month minimum posting of
actions taken to remain in the group. They use the cognitive behavior therapy
treatment approach.
Advisors: James Claiborn, Ph.D., ABPP, and Johan Rosqvist, Ph.D.
List managers: Paula, Jim, and Abby.
This is a private and unlisted Yahoo group; all information and
conversations are confidential.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/H-C/ hosted by Doris with
direct professional involvement
for those who already know how to de-hoard
and de-clutter.
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