News tagged with compulsive shopping
Addiction: Insights from Parkinson's disease
Feb 25, 2009 |
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A new comprehensive review by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University and the University of Cambridge, England provides vital insights into the neurological basis of addiction by investigating ...
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Neurotic? Psychotic? What kind of holiday shopper are you?
Dec 10, 2008 |
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The holiday season is the busiest shopping time of the year. According to the National Retail Federation, more than 172 million shoppers hit the stores on Black Friday weekend this year – up from 147 million in 2007.
Can shopping behavior indicate personality type?
Dec 06, 2007 |
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The holiday season is the busiest shopping time of the year. In fact, more than 147 million shoppers hit the stores on Black Friday weekend this year according to a survey by the National Retail Federation. And annually during ...
Health food supplement may curb compulsive hair pulling
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 06, 2009 |
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University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have discovered that a common anti-oxidant, widely available as a health food supplement, may help stop the urges of those with trichotillomania, a disorder characterized ...
Shopping behavior: Consumers flock together, but don't necessarily buy
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Consumers are attracted to crowds in stores, but they are not likely to buy something from a crowded location, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Parkinson's disease medication triggers destructive behaviors
Apr 08, 2009 |
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A new study conducted at Mayo Clinic reports that one in six patients receiving therapeutic doses of certain drugs for Parkinson's disease develops new-onset, potentially destructive behaviors, notably compulsive gambling ...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder national meeting draws past, present sufferers
Aug 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Ashley Bystrom was terrified of germs. Jared Kant worried his own thoughts could hurt other people.
Male and female shopping strategies show evolution at work in the mall
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Male and female shopping styles are in our genes---and we can look to evolution for the reason. Daniel Kruger, research faculty at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, says it's perfectly natural that men often ...
Retailers Expect a Grinch-like Christmas, Says UB Retail Expert
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Unfortunately for retailers, the Grinch will be pushing the shopping cart again this holiday season, says Arun Jain, Samuel P. Capen Professor of Marketing Research in the University at Buffalo School of ...
Amazon hopes to simplify Web shopping -- with words
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- You're probably used to typing your name, address and credit card number when you buy things online. Amazon.com is guessing you don't enjoy it, though, and wants to simplify the process by letting you purchase items ...
Black Friday: On your mark, get set, go!
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For most Americans, Thanksgiving Day means a flurry of food, family and football. But the real frenzy begins the day after, say researchers at the University of Michigan and Western Michigan University.
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