Morein Lab

Advancing Mental Health and Cognitive Research

Our Focus

The Morein Lab aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding of mental health difficulties relating to compulsivity and impulsivity. Our research integrates experimental psychology, psychiatry and cognitive neuroscience . To date, our research has focused in particular on Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD), Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and increasingly Hoarding Disorder (HD). The lab is led by Professor Sharon Morein (aka Morein-Zamir) and is based at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. For more information about hoarding please check out the dedicated site of the ARU Possessions and Hoarding Collective

Current Research & News

Looking forward to what is sure to be a fascinating session on hoarding on May 7th with Stuart, Kat, Kathy and OCD Orchard: Registration here

Really enjoyed presenting with such a great team at the Cambridge Festival

Was a pleasure to work with Ben Weir and Keong Yap on our recent paper

Excited to see Enes's first publication "Attitudes to possessions in emerging adults: Predictors of hoarding behaviours and beliefs", great work and an exciting milestone!

Recent Publications

Weir, B., Kartal, E., Yap, K., & Morein-Zamir, S. (2026). Assessing and Addressing Hoarding in ADHD: A Call to Action. Psychiatry Research Communications, 100254. Details

The Object Attachment Security Measure: Assessing Convergent and Divergent Validity, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, and Measurement Invariance Across Age, Gender, and Hoarding Severity (Yap et al., 2025). Details

Attitudes to possessions in emerging adults: Predictors of hoarding behaviours and beliefs (Kartal et al., 2025). Details

“Falling between the cracks”: Investigating the competing challenges experienced by professionals working with people who hoard (Kaminskiy et al., 2025). Details

Too much of a good thing? When empathy becomes associated with depression and anxiety in women (Belcher et al., 2025). Details

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