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Shopping DisordersWednesday 23 July 2003
An on-going study at Stanford University in California suggests that mind-altering drugs can be an effective treatment for compulsive shopping disorder - a condition which lists more women sufferers than men.

Psychiatrist at Promis, Robert Lefever and Glenn Wilson, Psychologist, join Jenni to discuss the point.

BBCi Science: Mind - Self-Control
BBC News: Health: Drugs Can Stop Shoplifting
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