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Hoarding disorder; Other names: Compulsive hoarding: Compulsive hoarding in an apartment: Specialty: Psychiatry, clinical psychology: Symptoms: Excessive acquisition, Perceived need to save possessions, Persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value, Intense urge to keep items and distress when getting rid of them.
Digital hoarding was first introduced as a potential subtype of hoarding disorder in 2015 after a case report in the British Medical Journal described a man who took thousands of pictures a week ...
Homer Lusk Collyer (November 6, 1881 – March 21, 1947) and Langley Wakeman Collyer (October 3, 1885 – c. March 9, 1947), known as the Collyer brothers, [1] were two American brothers who became infamous for their bizarre natures and compulsive hoarding.
Hoarding: Buried Alive takes the viewer into the personal lives of hoarders, focusing on how the mental illness has affected the individual and his or her family members. . Each episode usually looks at two different cases, examining the history of the victim and interviewing family members
Their dream home in the horsey Los Angeles area of Sun Valley has become a nightmare because of their neighbor's hoarding. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Authorities rescued 120 dogs from a home on Leopard Street on Tuesday, and now the Humane Society of Greater Rochester is looking for emergency foster homes and other assistance.
Hoarding can run in families, and it may be possible genetics play a role in developing hoarding behaviors. [16] Also, this behavior can be developed due to life circumstances such as difficult losses, depression , financial crises , and living small which make it difficult for people to get rid of their belongings.
Food hoarding may share underlying problems with — but is not necessarily caused by — eating disorders, Daigle said. “It’s not about the food. It’s about the behavior,” she said.