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 ...

Dear Savvy Senior: My dad has always been a pack rat, but since Mom died a few years ago he’s become more of a hoarder. The clutter has gotten out of control and I don’t know what to do. Any ...

You’ve probably seen the shows on TV featuring homes piled to the ceiling with clothing, garbage and even human waste. But hoarding expert and owner of Clutter Cutters, Terina Bainter, said it doesn’t ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Research identifies digital hoarding as a subtype of hoarding disorder, affecting mental health. Digital hoarding is linked to anxiety, causing stress and disorganization. Accumulation of digital ...

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on caring for a parent in crisis. By Kwame Anthony Appiah My mother and I have a strained relationship because of her myriad mental-health challenges. Our ...