Impulsivity and compulsive buying are associated in a non-clinical sample: an evidence for the compulsivity-impulsivity continuum?

Objective:Compulsive buying is controversial in clinical psychiatry. Although it is defined as an obsessive-compulsive disorder, other personality aspects besides compulsivity are related to compulsive buying. Recent studies suggest that compulsivity and impulsivity might represent a continuum, with...

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Main Authors: Jonas J. de Paula, Danielle de S. Costa, Flavianne Oliveira, Joana O. Alves, Lídia R. Passos, Leandro F. Malloy-Diniz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2015-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462015000300009&lng=en&tlng=en