
Video: The Impact of Hoarding on Children
In this clip from A&E's Hoarders, Dr Suzanne Chabaud counsels a family living in a hoarding household.
In this clip from A&E's Hoarders,*
At the center is the mother, who says, "The house is swallowing me up." The fact is, hoarding disorder ripples out and envelopes the entire family, with lack of intimacy between the parents mirroring the children's isolation from the outside world. Of note is the burden the youngest child feels he must carry to hold together the family.
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*Posted with permission by A&E Television Networks, LLC. Hoarders Season 2 Episode 12: Deborah & Jim. Produced by Screaming Flea Productions, Inc. For A&E Networks (R). (c) 2011 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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