Hoarding ScaleS
Two useful assessment tools can help professionals assess the level of hoarding behavior to develop appropriate interventions.
Institute for Challenging Disorganization(ICD) Clutter-Hoarding Scale is an assessment tool that provides narrative parameters to help professionals classify the severity of hoarding.
The Clutter Image Rating, developed by Dr. Randy Frost and the International OCD Foundation, provides a series of pictures of rooms in various stages of clutter. The picture scales are available for the rooms below:
