Gail Steketee, dean ad interim of Boston Universitys School of Social
Work, presents her research on compulsive hoarding behavior.

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Gail Steketee, dean ad interim of Boston University¡¦s School of Social
Work, presents her research on compulsive hoarding behavior. Nearly
75 percent of Americans have had a problem with compulsive hoarding,
or the acquisition of, and failure to discard, a large number of
possessions. People who compulsively hoard, says Steketee, tend to
believe that some part of their identity would be lost if they part with
their possessions. Steketee discusses the co-morbidities associated
with compulsive hoarding, the personality features that compulsive
hoarders tend to exhibit, and the epidemiology and demographics of the
disorder. She also compares the therapies used to treat it, including
pharmacotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and group therapy, and
concludes by emphasizing the importance of grounding change in the
client¡¦s personal goals and values.

April 5, 2007, 7 p.m.
School of Social Work

Video length is 01:23:36.