Are hoarding disorder and buying-shopping disorder behavioural addictions? A conceptual review

Dylan Pickering, Melissa M. Norberg*

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Abstract

There is considerable conceptual debate about how hoarding disorder (HD) and buying-shopping disorder (BSD) can be best classified. In this article, we reason that these disorders may represent behavioral addictions by mapping evidence to the Components Model of Addiction and the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-PACE) model for addictive behaviors. Our review identifies phenomenological, psychological, and neurobiological evidence to support both disorders as behavioral addictions. However, limitations of the extant literature prevent strong conclusions from being made about the conceptual status of HD and BSD as behavioral addictions. By applying addiction theory to HD and BSD, we generate testable predictions for future research and open potential new avenues for psychological treatment advances.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)70–82
Number of pages13
JournalClinical Psychology: Science and Practice
Volume30
Issue number1
Early online date14 Nov 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2023

Keywords

  • behavioural addictions
  • compulsive buying
  • emotion regulation
  • hoarding
  • impulsivity

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