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Assessment of hoarding.
Randy O Frost1, Veselina Hristova
1Department of Psychology, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, USA. rfrost@smith.edu
Journal of Clinical Psychology
|February 26, 2011
Summary
This review summarizes tools for assessing compulsive hoarding, recommending measures specifically designed for hoarding over general obsessive-compulsive disorder scales for better clinical evaluation.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Clinical Psychology
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Compulsive hoarding assessment has evolved with various questionnaires and interviews.
- Existing measures include subscales of general obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) tools and specific hoarding measures.
Purpose of the Study:
- To summarize existing measures for compulsive hoarding.
- To offer practical suggestions for hoarding assessment.
- To address challenges in clinical evaluation of hoarding.
Main Methods:
- Review and categorization of existing hoarding assessment tools.
- Comparison of general OCD measures with hoarding-specific measures.
- Inclusion of a case illustration and clinical considerations.
Main Results:
- Measures developed specifically for hoarding capture its unique dimensions more effectively.
- General OCD measures were often developed without a full understanding of hoarding's nature.
- Hoarding-specific measures are recommended for clinical use.
Conclusions:
- Specific assessment tools are superior for evaluating compulsive hoarding.
- Clinical evaluation should prioritize measures designed for hoarding's distinct characteristics.
- Practical guidance is provided for effective hoarding assessment.