"But it's not a lifestyle choice, it's a mental health issue." Hoarding was recognised as a complex mental health condition ...

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 ...

It's the time of year when we accumulate the most stuff. When we do, people often throw around the word "hoarding." But it turns out it's a frequently misunderstood term. Therapist Jayme Kolbo spends ...

The hot new syndrome these days is hoarding — people can’t get enough reality TV shows about poor idiots who can’t throw anything away, even if those people watching have to shove aside three boxes of ...

Dear Savvy Senior: My dad has always been a pack rat, but since Mom died a few years ago he’s become more of a hoarder. The clutter has gotten out of control and I don’t know what to do. Any ...

Letting go of past injuries doesn’t mean you're a doormat for ongoing bad behavior. It means instead that you become free and ...

For people who can't throw anything away, homes can turn into trash nightmares. March 3, 2010 — -- Lloyd Drum's bedroom is a mess. There's a lot of newspaper. There's a half-buried computer. Drum ...

Asking how discarding an item fits with a person's goals can help them decide whether to keep it. MoMo Productions via Getty Images I recently helped my mom sort through boxes she inherited when my ...

Understand the difference between clutter and hoarding. The tendency to clutter is common, but it is not the same as hoarding. The latter is a mental health disorder; this person feels distressed by ...

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 ...