HOARDING - WHAT DOES IT MEAN

Collecting is a normal phenomenon, in contrast with pathological colle cting, or hoarding. Is hoarding a different phenomenon, or an extreme aspect existing on the same spectrum of behavior? How may these phenom ena be understood when they are part of everyone's repertoire on one h and, but may be symptomatic of a grave disturbance on the other hand. An overview and a discussion of hoarding are presented. Copyright (C) 1998 by W.B. Saunders Company.