While hoarding behavior has traditionally been understood through psychological and environmental lenses, recent research suggests that epigenetics may play a significant role in the development and ...

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 ...

Whether you are someone who lives around piles of things you cannot throw away, you had an aunt who was too embarrassed to let anyone into her cluttered home or you have seen the TV show “Hoarders,” ...

The tendency to hoard possessions extends beyond simple materialism. Deep emotional and psychological factors drive our attachment to objects, often creating complex relationships with the things we ...

Experts from across the U.K. have called on the government to do more to address the growing problem of hoarding. Approximately 4 million people in the U.K. are affected by hoarding, either by being ...

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 ...

You might have noticed an elderly relative or neighbor whose home has gradually filled with newspapers, boxes, and items that seem to serve no purpose. What looks like simple messiness could actually ...

Studies show a significant rise in hoarding behaviors, especially during lockdowns. For many, it changed how they coped, how they connected, and what they clung to in order to feel safe. And still, ...