A lot of people think of hoarding as something extreme — a home crammed to the ceiling with possessions. However, it tends to start gradually, and research has found that it can begin in adolescence ...

For people who develop hoarding behaviors, possessions take on meanings and values far beyond their practical use. Each item becomes deeply intertwined with emotions, memories, and personal identity ...

The line between collecting and hoarding isn’t always clear to the casual observer. While one person’s carefully curated vinyl record collection might occupy an entire room, another’s seemingly random ...

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Hoarding didn’t originate with humans. Long before our population began stockpiling an almost unimaginable array of items, animals evolved similar behaviors, though possibly for different reasons.

Hoarding behavior has been observed in individuals with schizophrenia for more than a century. Despite this longstanding recognition, there has been a paucity of research exploring the motivations and ...