Hoarding Disorder
Hoarding disorder (HD) is a mental health condition characterized by significant difficulty in discarding or parting with possessions, combined with strong urges to save items. Individuals with HD often also experience an intense desire to acquire new items. These symptoms lead to the accumulation of large quantities of possessions, typically stored in a disorganized manner, making normal use of living spaces difficult and causing significant impairment in daily functioning.
The Joined Forces Randomized Controlled Study
In our current study, we are evaluating the clinical efficacy of in-home decluttering as an augmentation to group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for reducing hoarding severity in adults with HD. The treatment involves 12 weeks of group CBT for HD, followed by 10 weeks of in-home decluttering.
This project is led by group members Volen Ivanov (Principal Investigator) and Sofia Jägholm (Co-investigator and Project Manager) with with coordination support from Sofia Asplund. Other co-investigators include Professor Christian Rück, Professor David Mataix-Cols, Dr. Lorena Fernández de la Cruz, Dr. Erik Andersson, Professor Randy Frost, and Dr. Carolyn Rodriguez.
Group members involved in the project
Rücklab - Psychiatry research at Karolinska Institutet 