Measurement Tools
There are many measurement tools used for hoarding behaviors. The Clutter Image Rating Scale measures volume of items. The Hoarding Rating Scale assesses five aspects of hoarding disorder: difficulty discarding, clutter, excessive acquisition, distress, and impairment. The HOMES Multi-disciplinary Hoarding Risk Assessment measures the level of risk in the environment. These three measurement tools do not require a clinical degree to use.
Clutter Image Rating Scale
Frost, R.O., Steketee, G., Tolin, D.T., & Renaud, S. (2008). Development and validation of the Clutter Image Rating. J Psychopathol Behav Assess; 30, pp. 193–203
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Hoarding Rating Scale
Tolin, D.F., Frost, R.O., Steketee, G., Gray, K.D., & Fitch, K.E. (2008). The economic and social burden of compulsive hoarding. Psychiatry Research, 160, 200-211.
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HOMES Multi-disciplinary Hoarding Risk Assessment
©Bratiotis, 2009. [The HOMES Assessment was developed in conjunction with the Massachusetts Statewide Steering Committee on Hoarding. Information about the assessment can be found in Bratiotis, Sorrentino Schmalisch,& Steketee, 2011. The Hoarding Handbook: A Guide for Human Service Professionals. Oxford University Press: New York.]
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