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Stopping Overshopping Model

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Along with financial consequences, emotional, interpersonal, and occupational problems have occurred as a result of compulsive buying. Following an overview of the history, epidemiology, and characteristics of compulsive buying disorder, this chapter presents a new model for the treatment of compulsive buying disorder, the stopping overshopping model. This comprehensive 12-week experience draws from psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive-behavior therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and acceptance and commitment therapy. The chapter concludes with an illustration depicting how to use the model in practice and a brief review of results from a randomized, controlled pilot study of the effectiveness of this model.

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    April Lane Benson

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    Bradley T. Klontz

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    Sonya L. Britt

  3. Family Studies and Human Services, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA

    Kristy L. Archuleta

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Benson, A. (2015). Stopping Overshopping Model. In: Klontz, B., Britt, S., Archuleta, K. (eds) Financial Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08269-1_12

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