August 27, 2009 — Genetic factors contribute to at least half of all compulsive hoarding, a new study suggests. In the first twin study to examine hoarding, investigators at the Institute of ...

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 ...

While there is nothing wrong with light clutter or a junk drawer, what if an entire room — or even home — becomes jam-packed with items the owner cannot throw away? Hoarding, like other compulsive ...

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 ...

More than 3 million people are compulsive hoarders. Compulsive hoarding is an 'obsessive need to acquire and keep things, even if the items are worthless, hazardous, or unsanitary.' According to ...

An entire television series has been devoted to the compulsive anxiety disorder of hoarding. Now the Oklahoma Department of Human Services takes a look at the serious effects hoarding can result in ...

DETROIT (WWJ)-- A new study is looking at how compulsive hoarding isn't an activity exclusive to adults. The new analysis, to be conducted by Wayne State University, will focus on hoarding among young ...

I'm the daughter of a compulsive hoarder. Four years ago, I'd have chewed off my own arm rather than admit that fact to anyone besides my husband. But then a series of health crises made my mother's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...