They advised putting her on a medication for obsessive compulsive disorder.
Many hoarders also have other mental health issues such as an anxiety disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The behavior becomes a problem in children when they don't grow out of it; this signals a possible obsessive compulsive disorder or intellectual disability.
Someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder or compulsive hoarding will always struggle with the urge to do something he can't control.
He is also a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the International Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation and the Anxiety Disorder Association of America.