Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-30-2010
Publication Title
Psychiatry Research
Abstract
This article describes the development and validation of the Hoarding Rating Scale-Interview (HRS-I), a brief (5-10 min) five-item semi-structured interview that assesses the features of compulsive hoarding (clutter, difficulty discarding, acquisition, distress and impairment). Trained interviewers administered the HRS-I to 136 adults (73 compulsive hoarding, 19 OCD, 44 non-clinical controls) along with a battery of self-report measures. An initial assessment was conducted in the clinic, and a second assessment was conducted in participants' homes. The HRS-I showed high internal consistency and reliability across time and context. The HRS-I clearly differentiated hoarding and non-hoarding participants, and was strongly associated with other measures of hoarding. It is concluded that the HRS-I is a promising measure for determining the presence and severity of compulsive hoarding.
Keywords
Assessment, Clutter, Hoarding, Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Volume
178
Issue
1
First Page
147
Last Page
152
DOI
10.1016/j.psychres.2009.05.001
ISSN
01651781
Rights
© the authors
Recommended Citation
Tolin, David F.; Frost, Randy O.; and Steketee, Gail, "A Brief Interview for Assessing Compulsive Hoarding: The Hoarding Rating Scale-Interview" (2010). Psychology: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/psy_facpubs/52
Comments
Peer reviewed accepted manuscript.