As the US population ages, a disorder known as "hoarding" is becoming more of a problem. Up to 15 million Americans deal with a person in their lives who can't stop gathering stuff, and the house fills with what seems like tons of useless junk.
Matt Paxton is host of the television show "Hoarders," and he holds workshops on the subject, including one on Tuesday in New Orleans.
Paxton helps clean the extremely cluttered and dirty homes of hoarders. He says careful communication is needed to help those afflicted with the disease.
Paxton now serves as in-house expert on hoarding for ServiceMaster Restore. Up to 5 percent of Americans may be affected by hoarding, he says, now a classified disorder with the American Psychiatric Association.
Paxton leads a workshop 9:30-11:30 a.m., at the Courtyard Marriott, 2 Galleria Drive, in Metairie.
