Hoarding and Cluttering

Books and Pamphlets

Brainlock, Jeffrey Schwartz

Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui, Karen Kingston

Clutter Control, Susan Wright

Cluttering: A Clinical Perspective, Florence L. Myers & Kenneth O. St. Louis (editor)

Clutter’s Last Stand, Don Aslett

Conquering Chronic Disorganization, Judith Kolberg

Creating Sacred Space, Karen Kingston

Getting Control, Lee Baer

“Help at Home,” A guide to help you get hooked up with IHSS, available from the Independent Living Resource Center

 How to Conquer Clutter, Stephanie Culp

“How to Deal with Paper Clutter,” available from the Independent Living Resource Center

Lighten up! Free yourself from Clutter, Michelle Passoff

National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization Publications: “Backsliding,” “Body Double Work,” “Heirs of the Chronically Disorganized, and “The Clutter Hoarding Scale” avialable at www.nsgcd.org/pro/pubs=p.html

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide, Lorrin Koran

Organizing from the Inside Out, Julie Morgenstern

Stop Clutter from Stealing Your Life: Discover why you clutter and how you can stop, Mike Nelson

Stop Obsessing!, Edna Foa

Take Time for Yourself, Cheryl Richardson

The Messies Superguide, Sandra Felton

The OCD Workbook, Bruce Hyman and Cherry Pedrick

The Simple Living Guide, Janet Luhrs

You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy?, Kate Kelly et al

Women with ADD: Embracing Disorganization at Home and in the Workplace, Sari Solden

Online Resources

American Psychiatric Association: www.psych.org

Animal Hoarding: A Review of the Literature:
www.wordbridges.net/elderabuse/AAR/Vol1Issue3/hoardinglitreview.html
An organized collection of relevant research on animal hoarding, with an emphasis on hoarding by elderly people.

Bazelon, Center for Mental Health Law: www.bazelon.org

Center for Internet Mental Health: www.mentalhealth.com

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: www.chadd.org

Chore Genie Organizer Program: www.wecosoft.com/geniescorner
A comprehensive website outlining tips for a cleaner home and a forum to speak with others about organization of home and office.

Clutterers Anonymous: www.clutterersanonymous.net
12-step fellowship of individuals who share experience, strength and hope with each other in order to solve their common problems with clutter and help others recover.

Clutterless Recovery Groups, Inc.: www.clutterless.org
Support for individuals who find it difficult to discard unwanted possessions using psychological principles to change behavior with newsletters, literature, information, referrals, conferences, pen pals and group meetings.

Disability Rights Resource Guide: www.disabilityresources.org

FlyLady, for daily organizing strategies: www.FlyLady.net

Frequently Asked Questions: user.cybrzn.com/~kenyonck/add/faq_clutter.html
Resource for common questions about clutter and why people hoard.

Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium: www.tufts.edu/vet/cfa/hoarding/index.html
Site to increase awareness of a complex disorder which has until recently not received serious attention by medical, mental health and public health professions. Similarities to other forms of hoarding behavior are discussed.

Hoarding Support Groups: understanding_ocd.tripod.com/hoarding4_supportgroups.html
A resource providing information about local hoarding support groups and hoarding support groups on the web.

Mental Health America: www.mentalhealthamerica.net

Mental Health Association of San Francisco: www.mha-sf.org

Messies Anonymous: www.messies.com
Multilingual 12-step program aims to improve the quality of life for disorganized homemakers. Provides motivation and a program for change to help members improve self-image as control of house and life is obtained. Optional donation at meetings.

Messies Home on the Web: www.geocities.com/heartland/meadows/3337
A website created for fellow messies.

National Association of Professional Organizers: www.napo-sfba.org

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association: www.add.org

National Institute of Mental Health: www.nimh.nih.gov

National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization: www.nsgcd.org

Newsgroups and Other Information: www.faqs.org/faqs/alt-recovery/clutter

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation: www.ocfoundation.org

Online Support Groups:
groups.yahoo.com/group/DitchThatClutter
groups.yahoo.com/groups/Declutter-Support
groups.yahoo.com/groups/TwelveStepGroup

San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy: www.sfbacct.com

Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Hoarding: understanding_ocd.tripod.com/index_hoarding.html

For more information and/or referrals to clinicians, call or visit the Mental Health Association of San Francisco at 870 Market Street, Suite 928, San Francisco, CA 94102. Our phone number is (415) 421-2926.