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 ...

Behind closed doors across the country, millions of individuals are quietly overwhelmed by something most of us take for granted: our relationship with things we bring into our homes. The ...

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 ...

For more than 20 years, Kris never invited anyone inside her apartment. Most of her friends and family lived outside of Minneapolis, so it didn’t seem odd that she never had them visit. Something ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — According to doctors, having sentimental attachments to your belongings is normal, but many Americans suffer from compulsive hoarding. Hoarding disorder is a condition that ...

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 ...

(CNN) — Having grown up with food insecurity, Kimi Ceridon and her sister see how their childhood experiences continue to leave their mark on their lives. Ceridon looks back on how she would sneak off ...

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 ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder. It causes a person to have intrusive, distressing thoughts, which they manage using compulsive behaviors. For example, a person, who fixates ...