A fair amount of research exists on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) as a model
and a treatment for anxiety disorders and OCD spectrum disorders; this paper offers a …

The associations between the distinct types of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
and experiential avoidance have received mixed evidence. We, thus, undertook this meta …

Objectives Hoarding disorder (HD) was recognized as a psychiatric disorder in 2013.
Existing literature suggests room for improvement in its treatment. The current pilot study …

Objective The role of emotion regulation (ER) has been receiving increased attention in
relation to various forms of psychopathology including hoarding disorder (HD). However …

Background and objectives This study examined the relationship between experiential and
behavioral avoidance and hoarding symptom severity, controlling for anxiety and …

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an empirically-supported treatment for hoarding
disorder (HD). However, meta-analytic studies suggest that CBT is only modestly effective …

Hoarding disorder (HD) is associated with distress and functional impairment not only for the
individual but also for their family members and community. Acceptance and commitment …

The hallmark feature of hoarding disorder (HD) is difficulty discarding possessions resulting
in the accumulation of large amounts of clutter. Although hoarding symptoms have been …

The present paper aims to elaborate on the original cognitive-behavioral model of hoarding
disorder (HD; Frost & Hartl, 1996) by incorporating the results of recent research on …

Research suggests the existence of distinct avoidant co** mechanisms after trauma:
peritraumatic dissociation, secondary alexithymia, and experiential avoidance. Within the …