Publication
Title
Buying-shopping disorder-is there enough evidence to support its inclusion in ICD-11?
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Abstract
The phenomenon of buying-shopping disorder (BSD) was described over 100 years ago. Definitions of BSD refer to extreme preoccupation with shopping and buying, to impulses to purchase that are experienced as irresistible, and to recurrent maladaptive buying excesses that lead to distress and impairments. Efforts to stop BSD episodes are unsuccessful, despite the awareness of repeated break-downs in self-regulation, experiences of post-purchase guilt and regret, comorbid psychiatric disorders, reduced quality of life, familial discord, work impairment, financial problems, and other negative consequences. A recent meta-analysis indicated an estimated point prevalence of BSD of 5%. In this narrative review, the authors offer a perspective to consider BSD as a mental health condition and to classify this disorder as a behavioral addiction, based on both research data and on long-standing clinical experience.
Language
English
Source (journal)
CNS spectrums
Publication
2019
ISSN
1092-8529
DOI
10.1017/S1092852918001323
Volume/pages
24 :4 (2019) , p. 374-379
Article Reference
PII S1092852918001323
ISI
000477022100005
Pubmed ID
30604662
Medium
E-only publicatie
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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UAntwerpen
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
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Creation 10.09.2019
Last edited 02.10.2024
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