Compulsive Buying

Astrid Muller, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy in Germany.James E. Mitchell, MD, is a professor, Chair of Clinical Neuroscience, and President of the Neuropsychiatric Research Institute at the University of North Dakota, USA.

• Part I: Clinical Foundations. Faber, Diagnosis and Epidemiology of Compulsive Buying. Ertelt, Marino, Muller, Etiology of Compulsive Buying. Black, Assessment of Compulsive Buying. Ridgway, Kukar-Kinney, Monroe, The Measurement of Compulsive Buying and its Application to Internet Buyers. Raab, The Neural Basis of Compulsive Buying. de Zwaan, Psychiatric Comorbidity and Compulsive Buying. Claes, Muller, Personality and Compulsive Buying Disorder. Muller, Frost, Hoarding and Compulsive Buying. Part II: Treatment. Steffen, Mitchell, Overview of Treatment for Compulsive Buying. Benson, Peterson, Ertelt, Arikian, Case Examples. Mitchell, Therapist's Guide to the Treatment Manual. Mitchell, Compulsive Buying Disorder Group Treatment Manual.