The real hazards of hoarding with Dr. David Tolin

<p>In this episode of More Life, Hartford HealthCare’s Steve Coates digs into the topic of hoarding with <a href='https://instituteofliving.org/find-a-doctor/physician-detail?id=003j000000GD3mKAAT'><b>Dr. David Tolin</b></a>, medical director of the <a href='https://instituteofliving.org/programs-services/anxiety-disorders-center'><b>Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living</b></a>, part of the <a href='https://hhcbehavioralhealth.org/'><b>Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network</b></a>.</p><p>Hoarding disorder is surprisingly common and can range from tolerable to hazardous and can make the person suffering, or the people around them, miserable.</p><p>Dr. Tolin helps us identify the difference between messy and hoarding and sheds some light on how a genetic predisposition, previous life event, or even impaired cognitive function may contribute to the disorder. </p><p><b>Who is Dr. Tolin?</b><br/><br/><a href='https://instituteofliving.org/find-a-doctor/physician-detail?id=003j000000GD3mKAAT'><b>Dr. David Tolin</b></a><b> </b>is the author of over 200 scientific journal articles, as well as the books <em>Doing CBT: A Comprehensive Guide to Working with Behaviors, Thoughts, and Emotions, Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding</em> and <em>Face Your Fears: A Proven Plan to Beat Anxiety, Panic, Phobias, and Obsessions</em>.</p><p>Dr. Tolin has been featured on the reality TV series “Hoarders,” “The OCD Project,” and “My Shopping Addiction,” and has been a recurrent guest on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and “The Dr. Oz Show.”<br/><b><br/></b><a href='https://instituteofliving.org/programs-services/anxiety-disorders-center/what-we-treat-at-the-adc/compulsive-hoarding'><b>Learn more about compulsive hoarding</b></a></p><h1><b>Hoarding Disorder Research</b></h1><p>The Anxiety Disorders Center at Hartford Hospital/Institute of Living is conducting a study investigating changes in brain functioning after treatment in people with Hoarding Disorder.<br/><a href='https://institu