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• When Shopping Becomes An Addiction

  Jul 07 - Permalink

  Dr. April Benson is mentioned in When Shopping...

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• Shopping Addiction Leads to Depression and Divorce

  May 22 - Permalink

  Dr. Benson is quoted in Shopping Addiction Can Lead To Depression, Divorce. Click here to view the article:

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• Stopping Overshopping Program

  May 16 - Permalink

  Hi,

  I'm delighted to let you know that in late May we're launching a new 5-session coaching telegroup, based on the successful Stopping Overshopping Program. This experience teaches you specific skills, tools and...

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• Bargain Hunting

  Apr 09 - Permalink

  Dr. Benson is quoted on I Shop Therefore, I am in an article about bargain hunting and how addictive it can be. Follow the link to view the article:

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• Money Talks

  Jan 07 - Permalink

  Dr. Benson is quoted on Monitor on Psychology in an article about the relationship that people have with money and its unhealthy side effects. Follow the link to view the article

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• Have a Good - Not a Goods - Holiday: Give Experiences Rather Than Things

  Dec 15, 2007 - Permalink

  The "good life" comes from doing things, not from having them. And the seasonal holidays, despite the blizzard of buy-messages, are no exception. If you really look at your own...

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• Talkback: Compulsive Shopper

  Dec 13, 2007 - Permalink

  Dr. Benson on ABC National Radio in Sydney, Australia. On the clip there is discussion about Australia's compulsive shoppers and whether overshopping is an actual medical condition.

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• Marc Sussman's Money Message with Dr. April Benson

  Nov 27, 2007 - Permalink

  Dr. Benson on XM Satellite Radio channel 167 on 12/1/2007. Follow the link and sign up for a free trial to hear her discuss holiday spending and tips to help you with your spending!

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• Counseling for Shopping Addiction

  Sep 12, 2007 - Permalink

  Counseling looks at the specific problem of shopping addiction and creates an action plan to stop the behavior. Targeted counseling for this problem alters the negative actions of the behavior and concurrently works...

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• Treatment for Shopping Addiction

  Sep 11, 2007 - Permalink

  Shopping addiction is a disorder that our culture has largely seen fit to smile upon. Feelings of emptiness, low self-esteem, insecurity, boredom, loneliness--or the pursuit of ideal image--can lead people to shopping...

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• Background

  Sep 05, 2007 - Permalink

  Compulsive shopping is finally coming out of the closet. First described by Bleuler in 1915 and then Kraepelin in 1924 (they labeled it oneomania from the Greek oneomai, to buy, and included it among other pathological...

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• Toward a Definitive Diagnostic Term

  Sep 05, 2007 - Permalink

  As the study of what was once called oniomania evolves, we move semantically back toward the Greek root. In both popular and professional literature, the terms compulsive shopping, compulsive buying, and compulsive...

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• The "Typical" Compulsive Buyer

  Sep 05, 2007 - Permalink

  We don't yet know very much about the "typical" compulsive buyer. To be sure, several research studies support the popular stereotype, pinpointing a thirty-something female who experiences irresistible urges, uncontrollable...

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