PubMed · 17123121
[Compulsive shopping--current considerations on classification and therapy].
Abstract
Compulsive shopping is classified by ICD-10 (F63.8) as an "impulse control disorder, not otherwise classified". Several authors consider compulsive shopping rather as a variety of dependence disorder. It is characterized by the impulsive or compulsive buying of unneeded things, personal distress, impaired social and vocational functioning, and/or financial problems. In this case, we discuss a two-way therapy consisting of addiction-specific psychological education and high dose selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). We further point to compliance problems caused by SSRI side effects.
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B Croissant, D Croissant. 2007. [Compulsive shopping--current considerations on classification and therapy].. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-006-2214-8
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