Hoarding, in the animal kingdom, is a strategy that has been perfected over millions of years. It is not just a survival ...

The behavior appears to be increasing, particularly among elders. The pack-rat mentality can be carried to extremes, and it's tricky to address.

Hoarding has been diagnosed as a form of mental illness. ... We first do a visual assessment, build rapport and trust with the clients, come up with an estimate and negotiate a price.

Hoarding disorder is a highly debilitating condition that worsens with age. ... Rescripting participants completed the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire (VVIQ), ...

This is why everyone is hoarding toilet paper ... suggests it’s a case of our social primate brains reacting to newsfeeds full of striking but sometimes disorienting visual cues.

In response to the hoarding-related (but not symptom-unrelated) ... The Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire 27 was administered to assess the participants' visual imagery abilities.

Having more than 1,000 “unread” emails could be a sign of digital hoarding. In one study, Dr. Sedera and his colleagues compared the digital hoarding behaviors of Gen Xers, which they define ...

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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.

Hoarding is not a new issue, nor is our fascination with it. Reality television shows have been chronicling extreme cases of hoarding for years: “Clean House” debuted in 2003, for example, and ...

If you or a loved one engages in the practice of hoarding, know you are not alone. According to the American Psychiatric Association, about 2.6% of all Americans – more than 8 million people ...