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Shirley M. Mueller M.d

Shirley M. Mueller M.d

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Insights on Schizophrenia-Linked Hoarding

Insights on Schizophrenia-Linked Hoarding
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Shirley M. Mueller M.d

Hoarding Disorder Prevalence: A Scientific Assessment

Hoarding Disorder Prevalence: A Scientific Assessment
23.03.2025 10

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Shirley M. Mueller M.d

Amy Tan’s Lyme Disease: The Body Speaks Through the Mind

Amy Tan’s Lyme Disease: The Body Speaks Through the Mind
20.03.2025 30

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Shirley M. Mueller M.d

Elon Musk and Ketamine: A Dose of Science

Elon Musk and Ketamine: A Dose of Science
14.03.2025 30

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Shirley M. Mueller M.d

Hoarding Disorder: The Mental and Physical Intersection

Individuals with hoarding tendencies generally experience poorer health.

05.03.2025 20

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New Insights into Hoarding Behavior

13.02.2025 10

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Animal Hoarding: A Hidden Subtype of Hoarding Disorder?

05.02.2025 20

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Hoarding Is Everywhere; Beyond the United States

21.01.2025 10

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The Real Deal: Why Authenticity Captivates Us

14.01.2025 30

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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: My Struggle With Deaccession

Letting go: The difficulty of saying goodbye to a collection

08.01.2025 20

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Collecting Christmas: Holiday Enthusiasm and Collecting Are Intertwined

Christmas is a thematic focus and meaningful outlet for collecting tendencies.

22.12.2024 4

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Shirley M. Mueller M.d

Ferris Bueller and the Psychology of Tariffs

How will art collectors manage the upcoming tariffs? Psychology can help.

11.12.2024 4

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Market Disruptions and the Collector’s Mind

How tariff-induced uncertainties could reshape collecting choices.

07.12.2024 4

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Shirley M. Mueller M.d

Visual Self-Expression Leads to Rewards

Coloring, doodling, or free drawing activates reward pathways in the brain.

21.11.2024 3

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Artificial Intelligence and the Museum Experience

How AI tracking is revolutionizing the museum experience.

03.11.2024 3

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When Horror Is a Hobby

For some people, fear is fun.

17.10.2024 10

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What Distinguishes a Hoarder From a Collector?

3 characteristics can help tell the difference between a hoarder and a collector.

01.10.2024 2

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Generational Hoarding: Does Epigenetics Play a Role?

Understanding the link between epigenetics, genes, and hoarding behavior.

25.09.2024 2

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Hoarding Disorder and Suicide

Nearly one in four with Hoarding Disorder may attempt suicide in their lives.

11.09.2024 3

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Hoarding Disorder: Complications and Insights

Beyond the clutter: The neuropsychological roots of hoarding disorder.

31.08.2024 3

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The Biological Basis of New-Onset Collecting Behaviors

The complex interplay between organic brain changes and behavior.

25.08.2024 1

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The Collector's Conundrum: Balancing Booms With Busts

The complex interplay between economic incentives and sustainable art practices.

19.08.2024 1

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Shirley M. Mueller M.d

AI as Curator: More Than Meets the Eye

The psychological understanding of AI in museums.

05.08.2024 20

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Shirley M. Mueller M.d

Decoding Hoarding: A New Frontier

The neurological and psychological differences between hoarding disorder and OCD.

20.07.2024 1

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Shirley M. Mueller M.d