Assessment Tools for Hoarding Disorder

Saving Inventory-Revised (SI-R): self-report instrument that rates difficulty discarding, excessive clutter, and excessive acquisition. (Effectiveness validated in Frost RO et al, Behav Res Ther 2004;42(10):1163-1182.) A modified version can be found at http://bit.ly/1gEZnT2

 

Hoarding Rating Scale: five-item scale that closely mirrors the DSM diagnostic criteria. (Effectiveness validated in Tolin DF et al, Psychiatry Res 2010;178(1):147-152.) A version can be found at http://bit.ly/1mIWTKG

 

Clutter Image Rating (CIR): series of nine pictures of the three common rooms in a home: kitchen, living room, and bedroom, and the degree to which clutter is apparent there. The scale, with images, can be found at http://bit.ly/1dttejJ