Hoarding-Clutter Image Rating Scale (CIRS) by: The Department of Health

Hoarders is not simply a show on television, it is real life!!! This issue is so prevalent in today’s society that it has been recently included in the DSM as its own category.  Therapists can now include “hoarding” in mental health reports when they are diagnosing an individual.  You should google “Clutter Image Rating Scale” and you will see different pictures of what is considered hoarding!