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 ...

Genes account for roughly 50 percent of hoarding risk among women, while the shared family environment contributes little.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Studies suggest that between 3% and 5% of the population are compulsive hoarders, posing danger to themselves and others. Photo by ...

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 ...

Fugen Neziroglu, Jerome Bubrick, Jose A. Yaryura-Tobias. New Harbinger Publications, $16.95 (146pp) ISBN 978-1-57224-349-1 The Collyer brothers, with their bicycle-, chandelier- and newspaper-packed ...

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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 ...

Some of the treatment options for compulsive hoarding are therapy, medication, support groups, and help from a professional organizer. Everyone likes having stuff in their home, and many people are ...

The clutter and trash blanketing a Moorhead woman's home couldn't hide the irony in a few possessions. Amid the flotsam of the middle-aged woman's life was "The Power of Positive Thinking," the ...

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 ...