Tuesday, October 17, 2006

No one is normal, but must everything be classified as a psychiatriatric disorder?

Psychiatrists are debating whether to classify compulsive buying as a disorder akin to alcoholism. Doing so would help "shopaholics" get treated but might also let them escape legal responsibility for their debts. A study says more than 10 million Americans may qualify for the diagnosis.
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