Problems with hoarding are growing in the U.S due to an aging population. That's true especially in areas where there is a shortage of mental health providers. Many of us have extra clutter lying ...
A dozen people seated around folding tables clap heartily for a beaming woman: She’s donated two 13-gallon garbage bags full of clothes, including several Christmas sweaters and a couple of pantsuits, ...
This study examines correlates of hoarding behaviors among nonclinical elderly adults, focusing upon hoarding cognitions, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and measures of general psychopathology. Two ...
A dozen people seated around folding tables clap heartily for a beaming woman: She's donated two 13-gallon garbage bags full of clothes to a Presbyterian church, including several Christmas sweaters ...
Diogenes Syndrome (DS) that is sometimes referred to as ‘senile squalor syndrome’ (as it typically occurs in elderly individuals). Hoarding is often a consequence of having DS, and those with DS often ...
Registration is now open for the Area Agency on Aging’s Too Many Treasures Hoarding Therapy Group. The 14-week virtual sessions will begin in early September and run through mid-December. The series ...
SOUTHWICK, Mass. (WWLP) – A local business owner and the Southwick Police Department helped clean up an elderly woman’s home in Southwick from a hoarding situation. According to the Southwick Police ...
WARNING: Some readers may find the following article disturbing due to mentions of hoarding, elder abuse, and animal abuse. CEDAR CREST, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office rescued an ...