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 ...

An event to help people with compulsive hoarding is to be held in Scotland for the first time. Edinburgh is to play host to the first ever compulsive hoarding event which aims to tackle a disorder ...

A TOWN hall has become the first in Scotland to recognise hoarders as having a mental health difficulty. Perth and Kinross Council has drawn up a “hoarding protocol” to help staff deal with people who ...

TV programmes like Britain's Biggest Hoarders have brought the condition of hoarding into the spotlight. They show that hoarding can go beyond a tendency towards messiness; compulsive hoarding is a ...

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 ...

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 ...

People who have a compulsive urge to collect and clutter their homes with junk can partly attribute their problem to genes, according to a British study. Researchers from King's College London used a ...

A man who compulsively hoards objects in his home has been given just 30 days to clean it out before new buyers move in. In a new episode of TLC's Hoarding: Buried Alive, Geoffrey - a retired ...

At Christmas, many of us feel overwhelmed by the influx of inanimate objects - but for a minority, compulsive hoarding is a serious problem that takes over a person's life as well as their home. So ...