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For starters, according to Dr. Donald Black, a University of Iowa psychiatry professor who specializes in obsessive-compulsive disorder, compulsive shopping isn't a true compulsion at all, but instead an impulse control disorder.
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www.bankrate.com/brm/news/advice/20030314a1.asp
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Women with this compulsive disorder often have racks of clothes and possessions with the price tags still attached which have never been used. They will go to a shopping mall with the intention of buying one or two items and come home with bags and bags of purchases.
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www.indiana.edu/~engs/hints/shop.html
www.indiana.edu/~engs/hints/shop.html
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Compulsive shopping disorder, which is estimated to affect between 2 and 8 percent of the U.S. population, is categorized by preoccupation with shopping for unneeded items and the inability to resist purchasing such items.
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www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/3954.php
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While a trip to the mall may mean a sweater or new CD for most of us, it has ominous implications for the thousands of Americans who suffer from compulsive shopping disorder, a condition marked by binge shopping and subsequent financial hardship.
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www.aphroditewomenshealth.com/news/20030617005459_healt...
www.aphroditewomenshealth.com/news/20030617005459_health_news.shtml
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People with compulsive shopping disorder may find relief in Celexa, an antidepressant that curbs the urge to shop. ... Twenty-four people who suffered from compulsive shopping disorder took part in the study to determine if an antidepressant could help. Most of the volunteers had engaged in compulsive shopping for at least...
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www.webmd.com/content/article/71/81261.htm
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Compulsive buying disorder (CBD) is characterized by excessive shopping cognitions and buying behavior that leads to distress or impairment. ...
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1805733/
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Writing on an eating disorders message board, Kristi (not her real name) gives a compelling account of another addiction: Last night I went to three ... By whatever name — compulsive shopping, shopping disorder or shopping addiction — Kristi is describing a type of craving that is causing serious problems in her life.
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psychcentral.com/lib/2006/dropping-from-shopping-when-b...
psychcentral.com/lib/2006/dropping-from-shopping-when-buying-gets-out-of-hand/
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BACKGROUND: Open-label trials suggested that fluvoxamine and citalopram may be effective for compulsive shopping disorder, but 2 double-blind fluvoxamine trials failed to confirm this. ... To test the hypothesis that citalopram is a safe, effective treatment for this disorder, we conducted a ... Compulsive Behavior [psychology]
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/12934980
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