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Greetings!
The public was widely exposed to the problem of hoarding during the
TV shows like Hoarders on A&E, and Hoarding: Buried Alive on
TLC. In the last decade hoarding became a huge problem, over 10
million people in the US alone are diagnosed with different levels
of hoarding. This letter was intended to be your guide, to raise
awareness of this disorder, and to give you all the basic
information on how to recognize hoarding and how to deal with
it.
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Main Signs of Hoarding
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Do You Have a
Compulsive Hoarding Problem?
By David F. Tolin,
PhD
According to Dr. David Tolin
there are 3 main signs of compulsive hoarding. Read the full
article to see if you or your love one meet all the
cafeterias.
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How
to Talk to a Hoarder?
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When Your Loved
One Hoards...
By David F. Tolin,
PhD
"My [mother, father, sibling, friend, spouse, etc.] has a terrible
hoarding problem. But he/she doesn't seem to recognize that it's a
problem, and isn't interested in doing anything about it. How can I
make her see that this is a problem and get the help she so badly
needs?" Read
more...
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Treatment
of Hoarding
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Treatments and
Drugs...
By Mayo Clinic Staff
Treatment of hoarding is often a challenge that meets with mixed
success. There are two main types of treatment for hoarding-
psychotherapy and medications. Read More...
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If
Your Neighbor is a Hoarder...
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What Can You Do
if Your Neighbor is a Hoarder?
"Q. My upstairs neighbor is a hoarder. He literally has
hundreds of newspapers stacked several feet high throughout his
home. I complained to the managing agent, who said they have spoken
to him, but he has not done anything. I think it is a fire hazard.
Plus, it attracts vermin. What is my next step?" For a great advice
read more...
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