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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Does this ring a bell? If your phone contains thousands of photos you have to swipe through to find what you need or your phone storage is always full because you’re reluctant to delete anything, even ...

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 ...

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

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 ...