Buried in treasures : help for compulsive acquiring, saving, and hoarding / David F. Tolin, Randy O. Frost, Gail Steketee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tolin, David F.

Frost, Randy O., author.

Steketee, Gail, author.

Series:

Treatments That Work

Treatments that work

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Compulsive hoarding.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While most people find it relatively easy to manage their possessions, some find it extremely difficult. If you have a problem resisting the urge to acquire and you find your home cluttered and filled to capacity with items many people would find useless and unnecessary, you may suffer from a condition known as hoarding disorder. Hoarding is a behavioral problem consisting of clutter, difficulty discarding items, and excessive buying or acquiring. Hoarding is often associated with significant reduction in quality of life, and in extreme cases, it can pose serious health risks. If you or a love

Contents:

Introduction

What is hoarding?

Do I have a problem with hoarding?

Meet the bad guys

Meet the good guys : strategies for beating hoarding

How did this happen?

Enhancing motivation

Reducing acquiring

Sorting/discarding : getting ready

Sorting/discarding : let's go!

Here come the bad guys : part 1, motivation and working time

Here come the bad guys : part 2, taking on your brain

Maintaining your success.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-060142-6

0-19-932927-3

0-19-932926-5

OCLC:

862831094