Eyewitness News 5's Maggie Carlo has the story of a local woman suffering from Compulsive Hoarding Syndrome.



Broward-Palm Beach New Times SF Weekly - ‎Mar 31, 2009‎ I first encountered compulsive hoarding 15 years ago, when asked to house-sit for a colleague while she was out of the country for a few months. ... Broward-Palm Beach New Times Riverfront Times Broward-Palm Beach New Times Riverfront Times all 3 news articles »

Finding ways to give help to hoarders South Bend Tribune (subscription) - ‎Mar 31, 2009‎ Compulsive hoarding is not a condition that is visible on a person's face or that always reveals itself during conversation. Like the homes themselves, ...

Compulsive Hoarding Poses Safety, Psychological Risks eMaxHealth.com - ‎Mar 10, 2009‎ Nelson searched the Web and read about hoarding. Someone who hoards collects items with limited or no value, such as newspapers and trash, ... Hoarding May Become Compulsive Columbia Daily Tribune Clutter may drive children away from home MarketWatch (press release) all 7 news articles »

Candy Spelling lets you inside 'Candyland' Los Angeles Times - ‎Mar 30, 2009‎ As Spelling confesses in the book, she's a compulsive hoarder, although, thanks to an underrated perk of great wealth, she can call herself a collector ...

House formerly belonging to compulsive hoarder up for sale 3 News NZ - ‎Mar 31, 2009‎ The house of a compulsive hoarder has been put up for sale as a last-ditch effort by the Dunedin City Council to recoup the money it has spent cleaning it. ... House to be sold; with junk Otago Daily Times 'Junk' not included in house sale Otago Daily Times all 3 news articles »

Remuda Ranch Reports Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Can Take ... FOXBusiness - ‎Mar 30, 2009‎ For example, contamination, hoarding, checking "OCD scrupulosity can be seen as healthy beliefs and activities taken to an unhealthy extreme," adds Dr. Wall ...

Packrats celebrate collections, until they get in the way of living Bloomington Pantagraph - ‎Mar 13, 2009‎ Prozac-related medications used to combat depression help some compulsive hoarders, as depression and compulsive hoarding seem to be linked in some patients ...

Estimated 12000 to 25000 Hoarders Cost City More Than $6 Mil, Says ... SF Weekly Blogs - ‎Mar 24, 2009‎ Compulsive hoarding and cluttering, according to the experts, is the acquiring of and failure to discard seemingly useless possessions, causing significant ...

Gathering Storm SF Weekly - ‎Mar 24, 2009‎ That's the definition mental health researchers have basically agreed on for compulsive hoarding and cluttering. They also agree that hoarding behaviors cut ...