A 55-year-old man had been collecting disability insurance since his accident in a machine shop some years earlier. He had slipped on an oil spill and eventually needed back surgery. He never again had a salaried job. However, he was exceedingly happy with his avocation. He fancied himself a master craftsman.
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Kellerman, H. (2008). Chaos: A Case of Compulsive Collecting and Hoarding. In: The Psychoanalysis of Symptoms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72248-1_17
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