For people who develop hoarding behaviors, possessions take on meanings and values far beyond their practical use. Each item ...

We all have those pile of t-shirts we wore in high school but don’t anymore, jeans that don’t fit us but think will fit again ...

Clutter creates physical risks. A cramped and disorderly home is especially dangerous for older adults because the risk of ...

SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. — Griffin Pond Animal Shelter is seeking the public’s help after it rescued more than 100 cats from an “extreme hoarding” situation, the organization announced Friday.

Hoarding, also known as ‘hoarding disorder’ and previously referred to as ‘compulsive hoarding’, can have a significant impact on the hoarder themselves, neighbours, housing staff and housing ...

Also like OCD, hoarding is chronic. It is possible but not likely that extreme hoarding will abate on its own. Psychotherapy can effectively manage hoarding disorder. The individual may need to ...

an extreme lack of self-care to an extent that it threatens a person’s health, wellbeing and/or living conditions; and may have a negative impact on other people’s environments. it is sometimes ...

However, these are extreme examples and often paint an unrealistic picture of what living with hoarding disorder is actually like. "TV programmes about hoarding aren’t always helpful because ...