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People hoard for a variety of reasons, and not all of them are caused by mental illness.
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Yeo Shu Hui
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SINGAPORE - The challenges faced by caregivers and social service providers when dealing with hoarding behaviour was recently highlighted by researchers from the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in a new study. It is estimated that one in 50 Singaporeans will exhibit hoarding behaviour in their lifetimes. The Sunday Times spoke to Dr Kelvin Ng, consultant, IMH, to understand hoarding behaviour.
