Hi Positronicus

Welcome to NeuroTalk .

The lady reminds me of my mother-in-law. She was a hoarder and I never dared to discuss Australian politics with her.

She died from Alzheimer's Disease and my wife and I had the unpleasant job of sorting through the junk in her house (her husband died earlier from a heart attack).

I don't know if a diagnostic label was helpful for her or whether it was simpler to accept that she had a "difficult" personality. My wife has worked as a clinical psychologist.

Hope this helps.