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The three stages of becoming a hoarder

Hoarding is now defined as a mental disorder - how does the condition develop? We hear from Randy Frost, Professor of Psychology at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. He's been studying hoarders and hoarding for 25 years. Stephen is a hoarder and lives in the north of England, and explains how his hoarding has developed.

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