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  • You are invited to participate in a psychology study!

    We are actively seeking participants for our study on ownership and decision making. Contact us if you are an English speaker and you are at least 19 years old. Read More

  • The Death and Life of the Single Family House

    Congrats to our collaborator Nathan Lauster on the release of his new book, which won the John Porter Tradition of Excellence Book Award from the Canadian Sociological Association!!! Read More

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    The Centre works to gain a better understanding of cognitive, social, emotional, and community aspects of compulsive hoarding. Read More

  • Publication: Prevalence of Residential Clutter in Vancouver SROs

    Members of the lab examined the prevalence of residential clutter within single-room occupancy (SRO) housing units in Vancouver. The manuscript has been accepted for publication in Housing Studies. For more details, click here for a summary of our research [...] Read More

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The Death and Life of the Single Family House Congrats to our collaborator Nathan Lauster on the release of his new book, which won the John Porter Tradition of Excellence Book Award from the Canadian Sociological Association!!!
Christiana Bratiotis chaired a Panel Discussion at the Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, October 2016 The discussion was called Can Evidence-Based CBT Interventions for Hoarding Be Disseminated to Multidisciplinary Human Service Professionals for Community Implementation?, and the panel included social workers and psychologists. For more on the conference, click here.
Kirstie Kellman-McFarlane and Sheila Woody presented our research at the Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, October 2016 Kirstie presented some of her preliminary findings from her dissertation research and Sheila presented two studies on Hoarding and the Psychology of Ownership. For more on the conference, click here.
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The Centre for Collaborative Research on Hoarding
Room 1709, Douglas T. Kenny Building
2136 West Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada
V6T 1Z4
Tel 604 822 8025
Fax 604 822 6923
Email hoarding@psych.ubc.ca
Where the TV shows get it wrong on hoarding (article) This article from the Boston Globe covers the inspirational work of Jesse Edsell-Vetter and his team at Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership. Click here to read.
Currier: The Hoarding Handbook (audio) Christiana Bratiotis was interviewed by Geoff Currier during her visit to Winnipeg for the International One Welfare Conference.   Click here to listen.
B.C. builders give hoarders a new home — and a new start (podcast) The CBC's Sunday Edition featured an segment by Karen Wells that profiled a family in Chilliwack with hoarding issues. Click here to view and listen.
Q&A with Dr. Sheila Woody: Why people hoard and how to provide compassionate help (video & article) This interview with Sheila gives a great overview of the current state of research on hoarding, as well as some advice on helping loved ones with hoarding. Click here to view.
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The Centre for Collaborative Research on Hoarding
Vancouver Campus
Room 1709, Douglas T. Kenny Building
2136 West Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
Tel 604 822 8025
Fax 604 822 6923
Email hoarding @ psych.ubc.ca
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