Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment of Shoplifting in a Depressed Female

This paper describes the successful treatment of a depressed shoplifter, using cognitive therapy combined with exposure, an approach not previously described in the literature for this problem. Definitions of shoplifting behaviour are discussed, and other treatment methods examined.

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