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

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 ...

"The Skeleton of Death With the Antiquarian Hoarder," by English artist Thomas Rowlandson. From The English Dance of Death, Ackermann, London, 1816. Source: Florilegius/Courtesy of Bridgeman Images.

Hoarding OCD can cause someone to amass a variety of things. It may disrupt someone’s day-to-day life or ability to maintain a clean living space. Hoarding happens when you have difficulty discarding ...

The study was supported by the British Academy (SG152110). Many of us may find we have acquired too many possessions that clutter our living spaces, but refuse to part with things “in case we might ...