Rehearsing alternative outcomes of discarding through imagery rescripting shows promise as a treatment strategy for people who hoard, a study by UNSW psychology researchers has shown. Hoarding ...

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 ...

BALTIMORE — The table at Jack Samuels’ office, in Baltimore’s Fells Point, is piled two feet high with books, papers, scientific journals and grant applications. Samuels’ wife likes to tease him that ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. New York, April 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hoarding is often portrayed as extreme clutter, homes filled with piles ...

A new study lets patients practice letting go of treasured objects in simulations of their own homes. Many people who dream of an organized, uncluttered home à la Marie Kondo find it hard to decide ...

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Hoarding disorder is an under-recognised serious mental illness that worsens with age. It affects 2.5% of the working-age population and 7% of older adults. That’s about 715,000 Australians. People ...

WASHINGTON - A new report shows that problems with hoarding are rising in the U.S. due to an aging population. U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, ...

Hoarding Disorder (HD) is a mental health condition characterized by persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value. This behavior results in the ...

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