Rose Edmunds knew something was wrong, but she didn’t know what. The 10-year-old in Leeds, England, lived in a home cluttered with piles of old newspapers, stacks of books, heaps of clothes, ...

For many people, tossing out old junk, donating unused clothes, and keeping the house organized is simple. For others, this isn’t so easy. When people struggle with severe emotional attachment to ...

You may think hoarding is something that could never happen in your community. But chances are there may be a hoarder living in your community right now. Here are 10 signs you might have a hoarder. If ...

First, there was reality TV show Hoarders about so-called “hoarders” whose homes were so cluttered they required professional intervention. Then, years after that program introduced hoarding to the ...

What is often seen on television shows about hoarding are the advanced stages where individuals have lost complete control over the clutter in their homes, which results in avoidance of family and ...

DEAR ERIC: I have a friend of several decades and recently learned she is a hoarder. We always met outside our homes for coffee or lunch. I just assumed it was more convenient. A few months ago, she ...

Are you a member of a family who’s been affected by hoarding? Do you know a family who’s been battling hoarding issues who may be in need of help? We’re putting together a series about hoarding and ...

When Bec and Lee Shuer were dating, she thought all of the stuff crammed into Lee’s house belonged to him and his roommates. When they later moved into a studio apartment together in Massachusetts, ...

As noted in an earlier post, "6 Signs of Hoarding Disorder," individuals with hoarding disorder (HD) frequently have other disorders including obsessive-compulsive disorder, clinical depression, ...

Dear Annie: I have a brother-in-law that I need help with but don’t know where to turn. He’s a hoarder. The house he lives in belonged to his parents, but it is now full of junk and he does nothing to ...