We had a call from a new client enquiring about our probate valuation and OCD house clearance services. ‘Why, oh why,’ they wanted to know ‘did the old lady have so many cats? They have taken over the house. How would anybody want to live like that?’ How indeed, many … [Read more...]
OCD and the Covid-19 Impact – The Latest Research
Compulsive hoarding is too slim a topic to attract much attention from scientific researchers at this time. However, the broader debate around OCD and the Covid-19 impact did obtain the interest of one Dr Debanjan Banerjee. He works with the National Institute of Mental … [Read more...]
Ways to Understand and Help a Hoarder
Hoarding is a clinically-diagnosed condition where someone compulsively accumulates objects. They can’t stop what they are doing, and refuse to clear their home. Avery Associates clears hoarded houses as part of their probate service. We dedicate this article to ways … [Read more...]
OCD and Compulsive Hoarding in Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum
Spectrum mental disorders include a range of linked conditions. The syndromes in the range may display similar outward signs. Or be the result of the same subconscious triggers. Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder OCD and Compulsive Hoarding can still be difficult to … [Read more...]
We View Compulsive Hoarding through a Social Science Lens
Do you know of a person who collects so much stuff they can’t use a room in their home for its regular purpose? Well then, they might touch first base as a compulsive hoarder. Although there are other boxes we need to tick when we view compulsive hoarding through a … [Read more...]
Things to Know About Cleaning a Hoarded House Before You Purchase
Between Brexit and Covid the UK property market is in something of a spin. A higher number of elderly people are recently passed away. We need to keep our minds alert if we are serious buyers. Cleaning a hoarded house after purchasing it from a deceased estate may not … [Read more...]
Is Diogenes Syndrome a Sub Category of Compulsive Hoarding?
Diogenes the Cynic was a disruptive Greek philosopher who was aged about 89 when he died in the 3rd century before the current era. He was no respecter of wealth or power. When Alexander the Great visited him, he refused to get up off the ground to greet him. One of the … [Read more...]
Self-Isolating for Covid-19 a Perspective on Compulsive Hoarding
Self-isolating for Covid-19 - and perhaps working from home - gives a fresh perspective of what it means to be caught in a bubble of time. The world beyond becomes less relevant, until we no longer feel like contacting friends. Our own private rituals become more … [Read more...]
Social Prescribing Could Help Relieve Hoarders’ Anxiety and Depression
Social prescribing returns patients to the community temporarily or permanently. Research has shown this improves their health and sense of wellbeing. The idea has taken root in NHS organizations in the UK. That’s because it helps manage the rise in healthcare costs, … [Read more...]
Information for Friends and Families of Compulsive Hoarders
What follows is the best available information from the Royal College of Psychiatrists. We pass it on as informal, non-medical description. Always speak to a specialist provider if you are concerned that you, or someone you know displays any worrying symptoms. 1… … [Read more...]
