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State of Rhode Island Hoarding Task Force

Books, Articles, And Online Resources


Many resources, available in print and online, support and educate individuals who hoard, their family members and loved ones, and professionals.

  • Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding,

    Tolin, David F., Frost, Randy O., Steketee, Gail. (2014). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things,

    Frost, Randy O. and Steketee, Gail. (2010). New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
  • Digging Out: Helping Your Loved One Manage Clutter, Hoarding and Compulsive Acquiring,

    Tompkins, Michael and Hartl, Tamara L. (2009). New York: New Harbinger Press.
  • The Hoarding Handbook: A Guide for Human Service Professionals

    by Bratiotis, Christiana, Schmalisch, Cristina Sorrentino, and Steketee, Gail. (2011). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • The Oxford Handbook of Hoarding and Acquiring,

    Frost, Randy O. and Steketee, Gail, Editors. (2014). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Treatment for Hoarding Disorder: Therapist Guide (2nd edition),

    Steketee, Gail and Frost, Randy O. (2014). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Group Treatment for Hoarding Disorder, Muroff,

    Jordana, Underwood, Patty, and Steketee, Gail. (2014). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding,

    Neziroglu, Fugen, Bubrick, Jerome, Yaryura-Tobias, Jose A. (2004). Oakland: New Harbinger Publications.
  • International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation

    Blog: https://hoarding.iocdf.org/blog/

    Newsletter: https://iocdf.org/programs/newsletter/
  • MassHousing Hoarding Resources