Compulsive Hoarding: When It Goes Beyond Clutter

In the United States, compulsive hoarding affects between 2 million and 8 million people.
Compulsive Hoarding: When It Goes Beyond Clutter
The senior living in this one-bedroom apartment wrote 'keep' on several of the items that she hoarded. Many hoarders seek help only when a crisis, such as a fall, or a rodent or bedbug infestation, forces them into it. Used with permission
Joan Delaney
Joan Delaney
Senior Editor, Canadian Edition
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The senior living in this one-bedroom apartment wrote 'keep' on several of the items that she hoarded. Many hoarders seek help only when a crisis, such as a fall, or a rodent or bedbug infestation, forces them into it. (Used with permission)
Joan Delaney
Joan Delaney
Senior Editor, Canadian Edition
Joan Delaney is Senior Editor of the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times based in Toronto. She has been with The Epoch Times in various roles since 2004.