Clinician's Guide to Severe Hoarding A Harm Reduction Approach /

The cat lady. The couple who won't let anyone in their apartment. The old man with all that junk in his yard. Their severe hoarding puts them, and often others, at risk for injury, disease, and even death. Most deny needing help, and for this reason, professionals are desperate to find more eff...

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Main Author: Tompkins, Michael A. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1432-6
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Hoarding and Harm Reduction: Hoarding Behavior and Hoarding Disorder
  • Harm Reduction
  • Part II: The Approach: Harm Reduction Process for Severe Hoarding
  • Engaging the Client Who Hoards in the Harm Reduction Approach
  • Assessing Harm Potential
  • Building and Facilitating a Harm Reduction Team
  • Creating a Harm Reduction Plan
  • Managing the Harm Reduction Plan
  • Part III: Other Considerations: Special Populations
  • Legal Considerations
  • Additional Resources
  • Appendix.