Stuff : compulsive hoarding and the meaning of things / Randy O. Frost and Gail Steketee.
| Author/creator | Frost, Randy O. |
| Other author | Steketee, Gail. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. |
| Description | 290 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Dead body in the Collyer mansion : a prologue to hoarding -- Piles upon piles : the story of hoarding -- We are what we own : owning, collecting, and hoarding -- Amazing junk : the pleasures of hoarding -- Bunkers and cocoons : playing it safe -- A fragment of me : identity and attachment -- Rescue : saving animals from a life on the streets -- A river of opportunities -- Avoiding the agony -- You haven't got a clue -- A tree with too many branches : genetics and the brain -- A packrat in the family -- But it's mine! : hoarding in children -- Having, being, and hoarding. |
| Abstract | With vivid portraits that show us the traits by which you can identify a hoarder, Frost and Steketee explain the causes and outline the often ineffective treatments for the disorder while illuminating the pull that possessions exert on all of us. |
| Local note | Little-356367--305131058943% |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-290). |
| LCCN | 2009028273 |
| ISBN | 9780151014231 |
| ISBN | 015101423X |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | RC533 .F76 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |