Hoarding is a symptom that makes it hard to get rid of items to the point that it affects a person's ability to use their home or work areas. Hoarding is a mental health disorder. Explore its symptoms and available treatments. Learn how hoarding disorder affects individuals, and the benefits of seeking help for this often-misunderstood condition. Hoarding is the excessive acquisition and retention of items that are not needed or for which no space is available. It can be a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder or a separate disorder with its own criteria and treatment options. Hoarding disorder (HD) is a mental disorder [7] characterized by persistent difficulty in parting with possessions and engaging in excessive acquisition of items that are not needed or for which no space is available. This results in severely cluttered living spaces, distress, and impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. [7][8] Excessive acquisition is characterized by repetitive urges or behaviours related to amassing or ...
