NEW YORK, Oct. 17 (UPI) --News stories about hoarding seem to appear with greater frequency these days, telling tales of people who have little space to eat or sleep because their floors, countertops ...

Hoarding OCD can cause someone to amass a variety of things. It may disrupt someone’s day-to-day life or ability to maintain a clean living space. Hoarding happens when you have difficulty discarding ...

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 ...

Mark was always a loner. His reclusiveness worsened when the coronavirus pandemic emerged. He shied away from having visitors at his home, including members of his family. When he died recently, his ...

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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 ...

Most people save and collect objects that have special meaning. But some people save such large amounts of materials and items that their lives become focused exclusively on the collecting and keeping ...

What comes to mind when you read the word "addiction?" Does it make you think of repetitive use of alcohol and drugs despite negative consequences? Or do you think of shopping, sexual activity, video ...

Dear Amy: I’m a middle-aged man. My fiancée recently moved in with me. My family had hoarding issues for generations. Long before Marie Kondo and hoarding intervention TV came along, I was in therapy ...