Hoarding Disorder : Insights and Implications for Health and Safety / Paul M. Singleton, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Singleton, Paul M., editor.

Series:

Mental illnesses and treatments.

Mental Illnesses and Treatments Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Compulsive hoarding.

Hoarders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2025]

Summary:

Hoarding disorder (HD) is a chronic and progressive condition that causes people to accumulate more objects than their homes can accommodate. It affects as many as 14 million people in the United States, with one estimate suggesting it impacts about two percent of the population. Individuals with hoarding disorder have trouble making decisions about when to throw things away, leading to debilitating clutter as possessions pile up. Hoarding disorder was first recognized as a separate condition by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) in 2013. This book includes quotes and statements from experts and stakeholders about hoarding disorder and hoarding behavior, as well as the impact of hoarding behavior on communities.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1

The Consequences of Clutter:

How Hoarding Disorder Affects America's Older Adults, First Responders, and Their Communities(

Note to Reader

Introduction

Deborah Is Not Alone

Part I - What is Hoarding Disorder?

Part II - Hoarding Disorder and Older Adults

Inadequate Data

Part III - The Consequences of Hoarding Disorder for Older Adults

Quality of Life Issues and Physical Danger

Stigma and Social Isolation

Evictions and Cleanouts

Part IV - The Community Impact of Hoarding Disorder

Challenges to Public Health and Social Services

Challenges to Emergency Responders and Fire Risk

Part V - Treating and Managing Hoarding Disorder

Treatment

Harm Reduction and Chronic Management

Part VI - Community Responses to Hoarding Disorder

Hoarding Task Forces

Resource and Funding Limitations

Part VII - The Federal Government and Hoarding Disorder

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Administration for Community Living

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Institutes of Health

Department of Housing and Urban Development

United States Fire Administration

Part VIII - Recommendations

Increasing Support and Education for People with HD, Local Communities, Providers, and Families

Improving Tracking, Data Collection, and Research Related to HD

Expanding Recognition of HD and People Living with the Condition

Conclusion

Appendix A - Request for Information

Hoarding Disorder Request for Information

Appendix B - Statements

Statement from Anonymous

Statement from Deborah in Massachusetts

Summary:

Statement from Gia in Texas

Statement from Jean in Massachusetts

Statement from Jess in Pennsylvania

Statement from Kathy in New York

Statement from Ken in Washington State.

Statement from Lindsay in Pennsylvania

Statement from Maureen in Connecticut

Statement from Sally in Connecticut

Statement from James C. Appleby, Chief Executive Officer, Gerontological Society of America

Statement from Kim Cox, President-Elect, The Institute for Challenging Disorganization

ICD Education, Research, Strategies

ICD Insights on Hoarding Disorder

Influence on the ICD Education and Research

Challenges

Recommendations for Federal Assistance

Statement from Georgia Goodman, Director, Medicaid Policy, LeadingAge

Untreated Hoarding Can Lead to Evictions That Are Costly to Providers

Statement from the National Adult Protective Services Association

Statement from Barbara Bedney, Chief of Programs, National Association of Social Workers

Statement from Sean Patrick Carroll, Director Government Relations, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

Statement from Jan M. Enders, Benefits Counselor II, Area Agency on Aging for the Heart of Texas

Statement from Allegheny County Department of Human Services

Hoarding Task Force of Allegheny County (2012-2017)

Hoarding Pilot Program (2016-2018)

Streamlining Service Access

Area Agency on Aging Initiatives

Homeless Services

Forthcoming Improvements

Statement from Athens City-County Health Department

Statement from Katie Catchmark, Deputy Director, Berks County Area Agency on Aging (Pennsylvania)

Statement from the Bucks County Commission

Statement from Barbara Paul, RN, Director of Long Term Care, Office of Human Services, Inc. (Area Agency on Aging for Cameron, Elk, and McKean Counties in Pennsylvania)

Statement from Diane M. Terada, Division Administrator, Catholic Charities Hawai'i

Statement from Lindsay Heckler, Director of Policy, Center for Elder Law &amp

Justice.

Statement from Chicagoland Hoarding Task Force

Statement from Columbia/Montour Aging Office, Inc. (Pennsylvania)

Statement from Sean M. Benoit, Director of Litigation, Community Health Law Project

Statement from Jia Min Cheng, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights California

Statement from Elder Services of Berkshire County, Inc

Statement from Ashley McCullough, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Aging Care Manager Supervisor II

Statement from Rebecca Poole, HQS Support Technician, Housing Opportunities of SWWA (Washington State)

Statement from Suzanne Norton, Social Worker, Jenks Center (Winchester, Massachusetts)

Statement from Jewish Family &amp

Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia

Statement from Kerri Anzulewicz, Assistant Director, Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging (Pennsylvania)

Statement from Emily Bremer-Thomas, Adult and Aging Supervisor, Loudoun County, Virginia

Statement from Massachusetts Older Adult Behavioral Health Network and Massachusetts Hoarding Resource Network

Statement from Christine Willander, Mashpee Massachusetts Board of Health

Area Agency on Aging, Inc

Statement from Sandra Swogger, Chief Executive Officer, Mercer County Area Agency on Aging, Inc. (Pennsylvania)

Statement from Old Colony Elder Services (OCES)

Citation

Statement from Rhode Island Hoarding Taskforce

Statement from Jams Stuivenga, Clinical Supervisor, Sound Generations (Seattle, Washington)

Statement from Milene Maurin, Aging Care Management III, Westmoreland County Area Agency on Aging

Statement from Fire ghter Adam Wood, San Francisco Fire

Department (California) Service

Organizational Impact

Response to HD

Federal Assistance

Relevant Incident

Statement from Captain Robert Ford, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (Maryland)

Community Impact.

Organizational Impact

Statement from Firefighter Michael Wells, Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department (Maryland)

Community Impact

Statement from Raymond A. Reynolds, Director of Fire &amp

EMS/Police Officer, City of Nevada, Iowa

Statement from Captain William J. Crews, Garland Fire Department (Texas)

Statement from Lieutenant Jeff Gauthier, Milwaukee Fire Department (Wisconsin)

Statement from Kathleen Frickanish, LPN

Statement from Lee Shuer, Mutual Support Consulting, LLC

Statement from Karin Fried, Organizational Consulting Services

Statement from Courtney Bearns

Statement from Eric Grainger, LMSW

Statement from Ellen Denniger, Behavioral Health Specialist, Rogue Valley Council of Governments (Oregon)

Hoarding Disorder Impacting My Community

Statement from the University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, Center on Aging

Appendix C - Pennsylvania Data

Chapter 2

Distinct Brain Activity in Hoarders(

Chapter 3

The Problem That Piles Up: When Hoarding Is a Disorder(

Index

Blank Page.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

979-88-95305-21-8

OCLC:

1517396071