[Compulsive shopping--current considerations on classification and therapy]

Nervenarzt. 2007 May;78(5):575-9. doi: 10.1007/s00115-006-2214-8.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Compulsive shopping is classified by ICD-10 (F63.8) as an "impulse control disorder, not otherwise classified". Several authors consider compulsive shopping rather as a variety of dependence disorder. It is characterized by the impulsive or compulsive buying of unneeded things, personal distress, impaired social and vocational functioning, and/or financial problems. In this case, we discuss a two-way therapy consisting of addiction-specific psychological education and high dose selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). We further point to compliance problems caused by SSRI side effects.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Behavior, Addictive / classification
  • Behavior, Addictive / diagnosis*
  • Behavior, Addictive / therapy
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Compulsive Behavior / classification
  • Compulsive Behavior / diagnosis*
  • Compulsive Behavior / therapy
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / classification
  • Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / therapy
  • Economics*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rehabilitation Centers
  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Sertraline / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
  • Sertraline