Compulsive buying disorder

Compulsive buying disorder (CBD) is characterized by an obsession with shopping and buying behavior that causes adverse consequences. Most persons with CBD meet the criteria for an axis II disorder. CBD is found in 5.8% of the United States population, of which approximately 80% are female. It is frequently comorbid with mood, anxiety, substance abuse and eating disorders. Onset of CBD occurs in the late teens and early twenties and is generally chronic. CBD is similar to, but distinguished from OCD hoarding and mania. Promising treatments for CBD include medication such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and support groups such as Debtors Anonymous.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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References

^ Hartston, Heidi J. (June 2002). "Impulsive behavior in a consumer culture". International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice 6 (2): 65-68. doi:10.1080/136515002753724045. ISSN 1471-1788.
^ Black, Donald W. (2001). "Compulsive Buying Disorder: Definition, Assessment, Epidemiology and Clinical Management.". CNS Drugs 15 (1): 17-27. ISSN 1172-7047. PMID 11465011. OCLC 30488303.
^ Black, Donald W. (February 2007). "A review of compulsive buying disorder". World Psychiatry 6 (1): 14-18. ISSN 1723-8617. PMID 17342214. OCLC 55586799.