Cognitive-behavioural treatment of shoplifting in a depressed female.
This paper describes the successful treatment of a depressed shoplifter, using cognitive therapy combined with exposure, an approach not previously described in the literature for this problem. Definitions of shoplifting behaviour are discussed, and other treatment methods examined.
Freedman
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Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, London.
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Dalgleish
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D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013800:Theft / Q000523:psychology*; D006113:United Kingdom