Compulsive shopping (sometimes called compulsive buying or shopping addiction) refers to a preoccupation with purchasing products and spending money. Compulsive shopping shares several characteristics ...

Compulsive Buying Disorder (CBD) is increasingly recognised as a behavioural addiction characterized by persistent and excessive purchasing behaviours that result in significant distress, impaired ...

New research shows it can tame other addictive behaviour that uses the same pathway,” says Dr Astik Joshi, psychiatrist at ...

The 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11; World Health Organization [WHO], 2018) includes an “other specified” residual category among impulse-control disorders. One ...

A friend struggling with a financially devastating divorce greeted me for lunch by saying, "At least nothing bad can happen while I'm wearing my new shoes." As a psychologist who specializes in ...

This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. The only time I was ever aware of shopping compulsively was at the beginning of the pandemic, when everyone I knew was frantically stocking ...

A quiet confession about using shopping as comfort — the thrill, the control, and the tiny moments of joy it brings on hard ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Amazon and its competitors are hard at work at this hour, offering deals on this the first of two Prime Days. For many, it can be fun waiting for the next lightning deal or ...

While retail therapy can seem like a harmless way to blow off some steam after a long week at work, the urge to splurge has a dark side. For some, it can become a full-blown addiction — complete with ...