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“Cannot Stop Buying”—Integrative Review on Compulsive Buying

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This paper intends to make an integrative review on compulsive buying, defining the concept, distinguishing it from impulsive buying and articulating it with the following concepts: contingent self-esteem, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, family history, medical screening, symptoms, psychological and pharmacological treatment.

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This work is financed by national funds through FCT—Foundation for Science and Technology. I.P., within the scope of the project «UIDB/04647/2020» of CICS.NOVA—Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais da Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

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  1. FEG, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal

    Daniel Costa Pacheco

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    Ana Isabel Damião de Serpa Arruda Moniz

  3. 3CICS.UAc/CICS.NOVA.UAc, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal

    Suzana Nunes Caldeira & Osvaldo Dias Lopes Silva

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Pacheco, D.C., Moniz, A.I.D.d.A., Caldeira, S.N., Silva, O.D.L. (2022). “Cannot Stop Buying”—Integrative Review on Compulsive Buying. In: Mesquita, A., Abreu, A., Carvalho, J.V. (eds) Perspectives and Trends in Education and Technology. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 256. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5063-5_46

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