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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A "GMA" producer recounts her journey to rescue her mother from hoarding. In her book, "White Dresses," Mary Pflum Peterson, a producer at "Good Morning America," chronicles the story of three ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHICOPEE — At 35 Campbell Place, to the dismay of neighbors, trash, car parts and other items fill the yard on the narrow street. Like other instances of hoarding, the case has frustrated cleanup ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have a compulsive urge to collect and clutter their homes with junk can partly attribute their problem to genes, a new study confirms. In a twin study, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credits: A&E A&E’s Hoarders is a documentary TV series that delves into the lives of people who have compulsive hoarding ...