2019-03-06
An experimental examination of cognitive processes and response inhibition in patients seeking treatment for buying-shopping disorder
2019-03-06 • Birte Vogel, Patrick Trotzke, Sabine Steins‐Loeber, Giulia Schäfer, Jana Stenger, Martina de Zwaan, Matthias Brand, Astrid Müller
There is an ongoing debate about whether buying-shopping disorder (BSD) should be acknowledged as a behavioral addiction. The current study investigated if mechanisms that play a prominent role in disorders due to substance use or addictive behaviors are relevant in BSD, particularly cue reactivity, craving, cognitive bias and reduced inhibitory control regarding addiction-relevant cues. The study included 39 treatment-seeking patients with BSD and 39 healthy control (HC) participants (29 women and 10 men in each …