title: On compulsive shopping and spending: a psychodynamic inquiry.
abstract: Compulsive shopping and spending, an impulse disorder, form a specific psychodynamic complex with common developmental precursors of pathological narcissism. Compulsive shopping and spending are distinguished from other symptomatic uses of money and impulsive acts. Four cases illustrate some psychodynamic considerations and therapeutic implications.
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Krueger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003192:Compulsive Behavior / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D004532:Ego; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008149:Love; D009289:Narcissism; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D013800:Theft