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For Seniors With Hoarding Disorder, a Support Group Helps Confront Stigma and Isolation - KFF Health News

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Hoarding disorder affects around 2.5% of the general population, a higher rate than schizophrenia.

It is the only mental health disorder, besides dementia, that increases in prevalence and severity with age, experts say.

As baby boomers age into the group most affected, hoarding disorder is a growing public health concern.

Hoarding is difficult to treat, but treatment can be helpful, experts say.

The goal of treatment is to make the space healthy and safe, not to earn Marie Kondo ’s approval.

Housing advocates argue that under the Fair Housing Act , tenants with the diagnosis are entitled to reasonable accommodation.

A lack of resources limits efforts to carry out these accommodations.

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