CONTENTS
(1) Online information
(2) Books
(3) For professionals
(1) Online information
Behavioral Cents: Stopping Overshopping: https://behavioralcents.com/stopping-overshopping/
April Lane Benson, PhD, and Carrie Rattle, CEO
Book: To Buy or Not to Buy: Why We Overshop and How to Stop, by April Lane Benson, PhD [download Chapter 1]
Psychology Today - Compulsive Buying
Wikipedia - Compulsive Buying Disorder
WebMD - Shopping spree or addiction
(2) Books
Benson, April L. (2008). To Buy or Not to Buy: Why We Overshop and How to Stop. Boston: Trumpeter Books.
Shulman, Terrence D. (2008). Bought Out and $pent: Recovery from Compulsive $hopping and $pending. www.boughtoutandspent.com
Pallain, Sally. (2008). Spent: Break the Buying Obsession and Discover Your True Worth
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(3) For professionals
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