Hoarding is a problem only if it becomes a nuisance, say experts

GEORGE TOWN: The habit of hoarding or gathering things that are not needed is part of obsessive-compulsive disorder and becomes a problem only when the hoarding becomes a nuisance to others and is destructive to oneself, according to mental health experts.

Malaysian Mental Health Association chief Dr Andrew Mohanraj said such behaviour could be on a sliding scale between good and bad.

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