Hoarding is a serious mental illness that affects 2 to 5% of the population. — -- intro:You're buying things a second time because you lost the first ones you purchased. You can't fit your car in ...

At what point does a collection become hoarding? All of us at one time or another had collections whether of stamps, books or plates. “People collect and save objects as a hobby in virtually all ...

Older hoarders, who may also have problems with dementia, can develop a more severe form of hoarding behaviour, known as Diogenes syndrome, also known as senile squalor disorder, and these cases can ...

Compulsive hoarders reported "significantly higher" perceptions of social and physical disorder in their neighborhoods as well as more "everyday discrimination" than did matched counterparts, ...

ST. PAUL. Minn., June 27 (UPI) --Compulsive hoarders feel stigmatized and are more likely to view their neighborhoods as less safe and more chaotic than counterparts do, according to researchers who ...

Like many people, I save and collect various items (in my case, records and CDs). Collecting is a natural human activity and some evolutionary psychologists have argued that it may have had an ...

PHOENIX — Stacks of magazines lining the walls. An overwhelming stench from too many cats in too small a space. A freezer in the bathroom containing meat purchased years ago. David Helgeson, a ...

Hoarding Disorder (HD) and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) are distinct yet interrelated psychiatric conditions that share elements of compulsive behaviour. HD is primarily defined by a persistent ...

In their Cooperatives and Condominiums column, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan's Richard Siegler and Eva Talel discuss Collyer's conditions, which can create serious health and safety concerns for an ...

Nuradzlinn Abu Hashim (woman in white tudung) and her team are all smiles as they help hoarders reclaim their spaces. (Nuradzlinn Abu Hashim pic) Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health ...