Retail therapy is like drug addiction, beginning with anxiety, loneliness, low self-esteem and boredom. Here's how to come ...

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 ...

As I scrolled through various Instagram captions that mused on what quarantining would actually be like, I saw a photo of an amazing dress. It was lavender-hued, tiered and overlaid in a delicate lace ...

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 ...

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

STANFORD, Calif. - Contrary to popular opinion, nearly as many men as women experience compulsive buying disorder, a condition marked by binge buying and subsequent financial hardship, according to ...

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 growing number of people are unable to stop shopping, even while feeling worried or guilty about overspending. Experts advise that 'compulsive shopping' should be included as a medical disorder to ...

Getty ImagesGotta have that shop?Rachel Dodes has an interesting piece in Monday's Journal about the struggles of a compulsive shopper in these days of extreme sales. With nearly every store offering ...