Compulsive buying in bipolar disorder: Is it a comorbidity or a complication?

Kesebir S., Isitmez S., Gundogar D.

JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, vol.136, no.3, pp.797-802, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 136 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.09.037
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.797-802
  • Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency of compulsive buying in bipolar disorder (BD), to compare it with healthy controls, and to search if there is a difference between bipolar cases with and without compulsive buying in terms of sociodemographic qualities, temperament, clinical characteristics and comorbid diagnoses.