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

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 ...

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 ...

What counts as an addiction — should compulsive shopping or gaming qualify? Researchers are currently debating whether to classify problematic behaviors as addictions in the next edition of psychiatry ...

Who doesn’t enjoy a splurge at the local shopping mall? And with shopping apps, you can buy anything you want, with a few taps on your phone. Some call themselves “shopaholics,” or acknowledge ...

If you constantly add new items to your online shopping cart or buy things you don’t need, you’re not alone. Compulsive shopping can be a common problem. As Susan Albers, PsyD psychologist, explains, ...

Children's author Sally Gardner says her extravagant shopping sprees left her feeling "ashamed".

We joke about it all the time: "Shop till you drop," "mall immersion," "retail therapy." The task of hunt-and-purchase, a chore to previous generations, has risen to the level of sport. Our society is ...

My husband of 50 years sits in his chair for hours at a time making online purchases he thinks are a necessity or just plain intriguing. We get two or three packages a day, which usually consist of ...

The mental health conditions that I have battled for decades fill a long list. I also have a mélange of unhealthy coping mechanisms I’ve used to combat those conditions. These methods are instinctual, ...

In Las Vegas, an heiress estranged from her family spends an average of $30,000 per month on an extravagant lifestyle that includes buying $5,500 dresses and $3,000 shoes. In Hawthorne, Calif., a ...