Dean Gail Steketee received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 16th Annual International Conference on Hoarding and Cluttering, hosted by the Mental Health Association of San Francisco, on November 6. Dean Steketee presented with Jordana Muroff at the Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership Forum Panel on October 30 and the Hoarding Behavior Therapy Training Instite in […]
Boston University School of Social Work Dean and Professor Gail Steketee, PhD, was interviewed for a Harvard Women’s Health Watch article by Stephanie Watson titled “Treatment can Break the Grip of Hoarding Disorder.” In the article, Steketee discusses the various reasons people hoard, including sentimental attachment. “There is some specific association to an object, or […]
Boston University School of Social Work Dean and Professor Gail Steketee, PhD, was recently interviewed for an article by Miranda Silva in Martha Stewart Living. “For the Love of Lightening Up” discusses the benefits of relinquishing goods while honoring happy memories. Steketee acknowledges the various reasons people decide to hold on to things. “Sometimes it’s […]
Harvard Medical School’s newsletter, Women’s Health Watch, used Dean Gail Steketee, PhD, as a reference on hoarding in their article, “When Keeping Stuff Gets Out of Hand,” published this month. The article summarizes the dangers, causes and treatment methods of obsessive hoarding, and emphasizes the need for a clear diagnosis. Read the full story in the Harvard […]