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 ...

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 ...

Discover how Steven Goh left his job to found Helping Joy, a Singaporean charity dedicated to helping hoarders and the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

During a busy season of life, non-essential household tasks like decluttering tend to fall by the wayside. It’s one of ...

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 ...

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 listed in the Diagnostic and ...