David Tolin, PhD           
Dr. Tolin is the founder and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Center at The Institute of Living.

New England Hoarding Consortium Newsletter, Spring 2006

Dr. Tolin is the founder and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Center at The Institute of Living. He is also Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Dr. Tolin’s research and clinical interests include cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in adults and children, and cognitive processes that underlie anxiety disorders, particularly obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and panic disorder. He is the recipient of the award for Distinguished Contribution to the Science of Psychology from the Connecticut Psychological Association.

Dr. Tolin is principal investigator on the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded studies "Stepped Care for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" and "Neural Mechanisms of Compulsive Hoarding," and co-investigator on the NIMH-funded studies "Psychopathology of Compulsive Hoarding" (principal investigator: R. Frost), "Treatment of Compulsive Hoarding" (principal investigator: G. Steketee), and "Screening for GAD among Frail Elderly" (principal investigator: G. Diefenbach).  He has served as principal investigator on several industry-sponsored clinical trials of experimental medications.

 
Dr. Tolin is the author of over 90 journal articles and book chapters, and over 140 research presentations to national and international organizations. He is the recipient of multiple research grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, including the studies “Neural Mechanisms of Compulsive Hoarding,” “Psychopathology of Compulsive Hoarding,” and “Treatment of Compulsive Hoarding”. Dr. Tolin has been a recurrent guest on The Today Show, Good Morning America, ABC News, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Along with Drs. Randy Frost and Gail Steketee, he is the author of the new book Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding.

Watch Dr. Tolin’s Appearances on Good Morning America
'Compulsive Hoarders' Can't Throw Things Away’
‘Office Hoarders Can't Let Go of Clutter’