However, there is a fine line between occasional retail therapy and compulsive shopping. Some doctors refer to compulsive shopping as an addiction known as compulsive buying disorder.

Being online has turned into a pointless loop of scrolling, shopping, buying, returning.

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A B.C. woman brought a claim for damages against her former psychiatrist to B.C. Supreme Court in the amount of approximately ...

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed a $1.2-million lawsuit from a woman who alleged her doctor put her on medication that caused her to gamble and shop excessively.

Most symptoms after stopping antidepressants are mild and don’t meet criteria for severe discontinuation syndrome, suggesting less intense withdrawal effects, new research shows.

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AI chatbots enable reassurance seeking and rumination in people with anxiety or obsessive compulsive disorder.

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