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Hoarding Disorder: Towards a unified approach beyond disciplines
Iriss Insight
written by Linda Fay, MSc
with Kate Parsons, PhD
A Pragmatic Approach to Chronic Disorganisation and Hoarding - using The DESIRE Method
This book gives practitioners much-needed practical guidance on how to help those affected by extreme clutter, chronic disorganisation, and hoarding. Encouraging a person-centred approach and featuring case studies throughout, it introduces the DESIRE method, incorporating research, evidence-based therapies, and strategies for appraising hoarding situations and deciding on the best course of action. Through understanding individual cases, co-morbid health conditions, vulnerabilities, cognitive functioning, and the home environment, this book offers a blueprint of practical techniques for helping individuals to make sustained change and lead healthier lives.
“A truly groundbreaking journey along the most comprehensive roadmap of hoarding I have come across in my practice. This engrossing read offers relevance and resonance, filling a long-standing gap in the evidence base on compassionate approaches to hoarding. A beautifully crafted portrait of how we relate to our possessions, this will undoubtedly become a crucial literary companion for anyone looking to expand their knowledge and understanding of hoarding behaviours.”
~ Kayley Hyman
“This book is a very comprehensive guide and practical resource for not only hoarding practitioners, but also family and friends. Easy to read, packed with some valuable and meaningful tips and full of useful information in one place. A very insightful read.”
~ Jo Cooke
“I’ve just finished reading your book, which is great. I especially like your chapters on engagement, harm reduction, and strengths-based approaches. It will be a great help to people who work with hoarding clients or are interested in doing so; they will learn a great deal. You take a very positive and yet honest approach to the rewards and challenges in this field. I appreciate your ethics chapter and the one on language; both will give readers a clear picture of how to approach cases.”
~ Randy Frost
“I would recommend to anyone hoping to learn more and wanting to help in a compassionate, harm reductive way. This book not only helps to understand those who live with it, but also gives a strategy to use when unsure how to proceed.”
~ Heather Matuozzo
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