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Vol 13, No 3 (2016)
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Published online: 2016-09-30

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Compulsive buying — new therapeutic challenge

Marek Krzystanek, Aleksander Stolarczyk, Katarzyna Piekarska-Bugiel, Roman Wojnar, Ewa Martyniak
Psychiatria 2016;13(3):149-152.

Abstract

Due to its high population prevalence the compulsive buying deserves more attention from psychiatrists. Compulsive buying is the candidate for another functional dependence. This problem is studied for many years, but still remains a lot of unanswered questions. The authors present the characteristics of this disorder and an overview of studied methods of treatment.