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Addictive spending behavior

MedGen UID:
1853211
•Concept ID:
C5873008
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Shopaholic; Shopping addiction; Spending addiction
 
HPO: HP:5200333

Definition

An uncontrollable urge to shop and spend money can lead to distress or impairment. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAddictive spending behavior

Professional guidelines

PubMed

An Old Treatment for an Even Older Problem: Does Psychoanalysis Have a Role in the Treatment of Addictive Disorders? A Review of the Literature.
Legg TJ
J Addict Nurs 2019 Jan/Mar;30(1):4-13. doi: 10.1097/JAN.0000000000000260. PMID: 30829995
Daily internet time: towards an evidence-based recommendation?
Berchtold A, Akre C, Barrense-Dias Y, Zimmermann G, Surís JC
Eur J Public Health 2018 Aug 1;28(4):647-651. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cky054. PMID: 29672683
The Addiction Recovery Clinic: A Novel, Primary-Care-Based Approach to Teaching Addiction Medicine.
Holt SR, Segar N, Cavallo DA, Tetrault JM
Acad Med 2017 May;92(5):680-683. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001480. PMID: 28441678

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Problematic social media use in childhood and adolescence.
Montag C, Demetrovics Z, Elhai JD, Grant D, Koning I, Rumpf HJ, M Spada M, Throuvala M, van den Eijnden R
Addict Behav 2024 Jun;153:107980. Epub 2024 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.107980. PMID: 38387131
The epidemiology and effects of video game addiction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Limone P, Ragni B, Toto GA
Acta Psychol (Amst) 2023 Nov;241:104047. Epub 2023 Oct 26 doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104047. PMID: 37897856
Digital Media Use and Adolescents' Mental Health During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Marciano L, Ostroumova M, Schulz PJ, Camerini AL
Front Public Health 2021;9:793868. Epub 2022 Feb 1 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.793868. PMID: 35186872Free PMC Article
Influences of digital media use on children and adolescents with ADHD during COVID-19 pandemic.
Shuai L, He S, Zheng H, Wang Z, Qiu M, Xia W, Cao X, Lu L, Zhang J
Global Health 2021 Apr 19;17(1):48. doi: 10.1186/s12992-021-00699-z. PMID: 33874977Free PMC Article
Compulsive buying.
Müller A, Mitchell JE, de Zwaan M
Am J Addict 2015 Mar;24(2):132-137. doi: 10.1111/ajad.12111. PMID: 25864601

Diagnosis

Network analysis of internet addiction and sleep disturbance symptoms.
Lu JX, Zhai YJ, Chen J, Zhang QH, Chen TZ, Lu CL, Jiang ZL, Guo L, Zheng H
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2023 Jul 13;125:110737. Epub 2023 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2023.110737. PMID: 36868497
Influences of digital media use on children and adolescents with ADHD during COVID-19 pandemic.
Shuai L, He S, Zheng H, Wang Z, Qiu M, Xia W, Cao X, Lu L, Zhang J
Global Health 2021 Apr 19;17(1):48. doi: 10.1186/s12992-021-00699-z. PMID: 33874977Free PMC Article
The Impact of Internet and Videogaming Addiction on Adolescent Vision: A Review of the Literature.
Mylona I, Deres ES, Dere GS, Tsinopoulos I, Glynatsis M
Front Public Health 2020;8:63. Epub 2020 Mar 5 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00063. PMID: 32195219Free PMC Article
Medication effects on sleep.
Pagel JF
Dent Clin North Am 2001 Oct;45(4):855-65. PMID: 11699244
Phenomenology and psychopathology of uncontrolled buying.
Lejoyeux M, Adès J, Tassain V, Solomon J
Am J Psychiatry 1996 Dec;153(12):1524-9. doi: 10.1176/ajp.153.12.1524. PMID: 8942446

Therapy

Dietary, addictive and habitual factors, and risk of colorectal cancer.
Tufail M, Wu C, Hussain MS
Nutrition 2024 Apr;120:112334. Epub 2023 Dec 20 doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2023.112334. PMID: 38271761
Binge drinking: Health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions.
Kuntsche E, Kuntsche S, Thrul J, Gmel G
Psychol Health 2017 Aug;32(8):976-1017. Epub 2017 May 17 doi: 10.1080/08870446.2017.1325889. PMID: 28513195
Health implications of new-age technologies: a systematic review.
Bilgrami Z, McLAUGHLIN L, Milanaik R, Adesman A
Minerva Pediatr 2017 Aug;69(4):348-367. Epub 2017 Apr 20 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4946.17.04937-4. PMID: 28425691
Dopamine dysregulation syndrome, addiction and behavioral changes in Parkinson's disease.
Merims D, Giladi N
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2008;14(4):273-80. Epub 2007 Nov 7 doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2007.09.007. PMID: 17988927
Mexican-American heroin addicts.
Desmond DP, Maddux JF
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 1984;10(3):317-46. doi: 10.3109/00952998409001475. PMID: 6397066

Prognosis

The epidemiology and effects of video game addiction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Limone P, Ragni B, Toto GA
Acta Psychol (Amst) 2023 Nov;241:104047. Epub 2023 Oct 26 doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104047. PMID: 37897856
Gambling: Exploring the Role of Gambling Motives, Attachment and Addictive Behaviours Among Adolescents and Young Women.
Macía L, Estévez A, Jáuregui P
J Gambl Stud 2023 Mar;39(1):183-201. Epub 2022 May 17 doi: 10.1007/s10899-022-10124-8. PMID: 35579778Free PMC Article
Gambling and Attachment: The Mediating Role of Alexithymia in Adolescents and Young Adults.
Estévez A, Jauregui P, Macía L, López-González H
J Gambl Stud 2021 Jun;37(2):497-514. doi: 10.1007/s10899-020-09965-y. PMID: 32728984
Gambling motives: Association with addictive disorders and negative and positive mood in youth.
Jauregui P, Estevez A, Macía L, López-González H
Addict Behav 2020 Nov;110:106482. Epub 2020 May 22 doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106482. PMID: 32535485
Fortnite microtransaction spending was associated with peers' purchasing behaviors but not gaming disorder symptoms.
King DL, Russell AMT, Delfabbro PH, Polisena D
Addict Behav 2020 May;104:106311. Epub 2020 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106311. PMID: 31978759

Clinical prediction guides

The epidemiology and effects of video game addiction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Limone P, Ragni B, Toto GA
Acta Psychol (Amst) 2023 Nov;241:104047. Epub 2023 Oct 26 doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104047. PMID: 37897856
Smartphone addiction, sleep quality, depression, anxiety, and stress among medical students.
Nikolic A, Bukurov B, Kocic I, Vukovic M, Ladjevic N, Vrhovac M, Pavlović Z, Grujicic J, Kisic D, Sipetic S
Front Public Health 2023;11:1252371. Epub 2023 Sep 6 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1252371. PMID: 37744504Free PMC Article
The impact of the digital revolution 
on human brain and behavior: where 
do we stand?
.
Korte M
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 2020 Jun;22(2):101-111. doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2020.22.2/mkorte. PMID: 32699510Free PMC Article
Gambling motives: Association with addictive disorders and negative and positive mood in youth.
Jauregui P, Estevez A, Macía L, López-González H
Addict Behav 2020 Nov;110:106482. Epub 2020 May 22 doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106482. PMID: 32535485
Binge drinking: Health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions.
Kuntsche E, Kuntsche S, Thrul J, Gmel G
Psychol Health 2017 Aug;32(8):976-1017. Epub 2017 May 17 doi: 10.1080/08870446.2017.1325889. PMID: 28513195

Recent systematic reviews

The epidemiology and effects of video game addiction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Limone P, Ragni B, Toto GA
Acta Psychol (Amst) 2023 Nov;241:104047. Epub 2023 Oct 26 doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104047. PMID: 37897856
Conceptualizing and Measuring Social Media Use in Health and Well-being Studies: Systematic Review.
Bekalu MA, Sato T, Viswanath K
J Med Internet Res 2023 May 10;25:e43191. doi: 10.2196/43191. PMID: 37163319Free PMC Article
Digital Media Use and Adolescents' Mental Health During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Marciano L, Ostroumova M, Schulz PJ, Camerini AL
Front Public Health 2021;9:793868. Epub 2022 Feb 1 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.793868. PMID: 35186872Free PMC Article
Sleep characteristics across the lifespan in 1.1 million people from the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Kocevska D, Lysen TS, Dotinga A, Koopman-Verhoeff ME, Luijk MPCM, Antypa N, Biermasz NR, Blokstra A, Brug J, Burk WJ, Comijs HC, Corpeleijn E, Dashti HS, de Bruin EJ, de Graaf R, Derks IPM, Dewald-Kaufmann JF, Elders PJM, Gemke RJBJ, Grievink L, Hale L, Hartman CA, Heijnen CJ, Huisman M, Huss A, Ikram MA, Jones SE, Velderman MK, Koning M, Meijer AM, Meijer K, Noordam R, Oldehinkel AJ, Groeniger JO, Penninx BWJH, Picavet HSJ, Pieters S, Reijneveld SA, Reitz E, Renders CM, Rodenburg G, Rutters F, Smith MC, Singh AS, Snijder MB, Stronks K, Ten Have M, Twisk JWR, Van de Mheen D, van der Ende J, van der Heijden KB, van der Velden PG, van Lenthe FJ, van Litsenburg RRL, van Oostrom SH, van Schalkwijk FJ, Sheehan CM, Verheij RA, Verhulst FC, Vermeulen MCM, Vermeulen RCH, Verschuren WMM, Vrijkotte TGM, Wijga AH, Willemen AM, Ter Wolbeek M, Wood AR, Xerxa Y, Bramer WM, Franco OH, Luik AI, Van Someren EJW, Tiemeier H
Nat Hum Behav 2021 Jan;5(1):113-122. Epub 2020 Nov 16 doi: 10.1038/s41562-020-00965-x. PMID: 33199855
Health implications of new-age technologies: a systematic review.
Bilgrami Z, McLAUGHLIN L, Milanaik R, Adesman A
Minerva Pediatr 2017 Aug;69(4):348-367. Epub 2017 Apr 20 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4946.17.04937-4. PMID: 28425691

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