A "GMA" producer recounts her journey to rescue her mother from hoarding. In her book, "White Dresses," Mary Pflum Peterson, a producer at "Good Morning America," chronicles the story of three ...

Hoarding Disorder (HD) and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) are distinct yet interrelated psychiatric conditions that share elements of compulsive behaviour. HD is primarily defined by a persistent ...

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 ...

In their Cooperatives and Condominiums column, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan's Richard Siegler and Eva Talel discuss Collyer's conditions, which can create serious health and safety concerns for an ...

Mark was always a loner. His reclusiveness worsened when the coronavirus pandemic emerged. He shied away from having visitors at his home, including members of his family. When he died recently, his ...

You might think that as the daughter of a compulsive hoarder, I'd be able to spot other hoarding situations easily. But that's not the case. Because after my husband and I adopted our dog, it was ...

Individuals who experience hoarding related to OCD may have distressing feelings about discarding items. It can drive compulsive saving behaviors that they recognize as excessive. Obsessive-compulsive ...