作者: Donald Wayne Black , Martha Shaw , Brett McCormick , John David Bayless , Jeff Allen
DOI: 10.1016/J.PSYCHRES.2012.06.003
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摘要: We examined the neuropsychological performance of people with compulsive buying disorder (CBD) and control subjects, along trait impulsivity, symptoms attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), selected personality characteristics. Subjects received a comprehensive test battery, depression ADHD symptom assessment, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, version Temperament Character Inventory. Persons CBD (n=26) controls (n=32) were comparable in terms age, sex, years education. had mean age 36.3 (S.D.=15.7) an at onset 19.7 (S.D.=7.0). Compulsive buyers more lifetime mood, anxiety, impulse disorders. People performed significantly better on Wechsler Abbreviated Scale Intelligence Picture Completion task, visual perception; otherwise, there no consistent differences measures. They also elevated levels self-reported depression, symptoms, novelty seeking. In conclusion, have greater psychiatric comorbidity than controls, higher self-rated The present study does not support notion that is pattern deficits associated CBD.