You may be eligible to participate in a research study to evaluate a new group treatment program for compulsive buying.
- 12-week group treatment program for compulsive buying
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Nov 30, 2009 -
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Even normally sensible Canadians are falling prey to the lure of incredible bargains, crossing the border in droves, and losing their heads. April Benson will talk about how to learn from what our Canadian neighbors...
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Nov 23, 2009 -
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Consciousness is the watchword for problem shoppers, particularly as the holiday season approaches, and most particularly amidst all the over-optimistic talk of economic recovery. Consciousness means not allowing...
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Nov 03, 2009 -
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Tomorrow night at 10 p.m, EST, on the Women's Entertainment Network, an episode on shopping addiction will follow two very different overshoppers on their separate roads to solvency. Dr. Benson works with Angelica, who...
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Oct 14, 2009 -
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CNN recently broadcast a short segment on compulsive shopping with commentary by Dr. April Benson. The segment is hosted by Sandra Endo and introduces us to Stephanie Auteri, one of America’s eighteen million shopaholics....
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Oct 07, 2008 -
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"With To Buy or Not to Buy, Dr. Benson has written an extremely helpful book for the millions of Americans afflicted with compulsive buying. She shows compulsive buyers how to uncover the individual psychological...
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Oct 07, 2008 -
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New Book Explains Why We Overshop and How to Stop Insights, strategies, and techniques for the millions of Americans who suffer from compulsive buying, from a leading psychologist in the...
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Jul 07, 2008 -
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Dr. April Benson is mentioned in When Shopping...
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May 22, 2008 -
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Dr. Benson is quoted in Shopping Addiction Can Lead To Depression, Divorce. Click here to view the article:
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May 16, 2008 -
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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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Apr 09, 2008 -
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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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Jan 07, 2008 -
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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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Dec 15, 2007 -
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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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Dec 13, 2007 -
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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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Nov 27, 2007 -
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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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Sep 12, 2007 -
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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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Sep 11, 2007 -
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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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Sep 05, 2007 -
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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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Sep 05, 2007 -
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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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Sep 05, 2007 -
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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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