Keeping an eye on volunteers from a community group who were picking away at towering piles of clutter in her home last Friday (Jan 24), one elderly woman watched as they sorted out usable items from ...

Virtual reality (VR) technology could be an effective tool in helping people with a hoarding disorder declutter their homes. Participants in a recent study reported reduced symptoms and increased ...

Explore an abandoned hoarder’s house packed with piles of belongings and hazardous conditions inside and outside the property ...

Many people who dream of an organized, uncluttered home à la Marie Kondo find it hard to decide what to keep and what to let go. But for those with hoarding disorder—a mental condition estimated to ...

A professional cleaner tackles a major hoarding cleanup without a large team. Watch the difficult process of clearing clutter ...

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, ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tracy McCubbin, founder of dClutterfly. It has been edited for ...

Dear Amy: I’m a middle-aged man. My fiancée recently moved in with me. My family had hoarding issues for generations. Long before Marie Kondo and hoarding intervention TV came along, I was in therapy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. Approximately 2.6% of the population battles with hoarding disorder, a psychiatric condition defined ...

Understand the difference between clutter and hoarding. The tendency to clutter is common, but it is not the same as hoarding. The latter is a mental health disorder; this person feels distressed by ...

A new study lets patients practice letting go of treasured objects in simulations of their own homes. Many people who dream of an organized, uncluttered home à la Marie Kondo find it hard to decide ...