I Shop, Therefore I Am; Compulsive Buying and the Search for Self (Signed)
Language: English
Published by Jason Aronson INC., 2000
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Bright, crisp illustrated dust jacket. Tight binding, solid black boards with sharp corners, bright gilt lettering to spine strip, black top edge, clean, unmarked pages throughout. 1st edition, 1st printing with full number line. Inscribed by author on early blank page: "July 29, 2000. Dear Lynn, No perversion of the truth--you played a big role in this production! Many, many thanks for your generous help. Love, April".
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- Title
- I Shop, Therefore I Am; Compulsive Buying and the Search for Self (Signed)
- Author
- Benson, April Lane (Ed.)
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson INC.
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Signed
- Inscribed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0765702428
- ISBN 13
- 9780765702425
- Edition
- 1st Edition
While the book focuses a wide-angled lens on the many aspects of compulsive buying, it emphasizes understanding the disorder as a desperate search for self in people whose identity is not securely established. It defines the syndrome of compulsive consumption, examines the range and variations within it, discusses assessment and associated disorders, and delineates successful treatment modalities. Offering insights from a broad spectrum of therapies–psychopharmacology, psychodynamic therapy, cognitive-behavioral treatment, couples and group therapy, self-help, and financial counseling–this book is an indispensable toolbox for the increasing number of therapists who see patients with shopping, buying, or debting problems.
A Jason Aronson Book
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About the Author
April Benson, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia and a member of the Board of Directors, Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, both in New York City. She has worked on the problem of compulsive shopping for more than a decade―doing research, treating patients, and training therapists―and has developed a comprehensive treatment program to help eliminate it. She has written about the treatment of compulsive buying and about social factors, social costs, and public policy related to compulsive buying and been quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, and The Los Angeles Times. Dr. Benson has discussed compulsive shopping on numerous radio and television shows, including Good Morning, America and The Today Show. She maintains a private practice in Manhattan.
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