#519 Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding

A lot of people struggle with clutter, but some people are overpowered by it. You may not know someone with more than twenty years’ worth of old newspapers stacked up in the living room but you may know someone whose garage is so full of junk there is no room for a car. The accumulated clutter can create a lot of friction in relationships and make people miserable. What drives compulsive hoarders, and how can they be helped? Guests: Randy Frost, PhD, Harold Edward and Elsa Siipola Israel Professor of Psychology at Smith College Fugen Neziroglu, PhD, Professor Psychology at Hofstra University, Long Island, New York, and Professor of Psychiatry at New York University. She is the co-author of Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding.