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Media Appearances by Dr. April Benson

April Lane Benson, Ph.D., is a sought after and highly respected expert in the study and treatment of compulsive buying disorder. In addition to speaking publicly about overshopping, she's also a regular guest on television and radio news programs, and frequently quoted and interviewed in print media.

Click to view or listen to the television and radio appearances in the right column. You can also download them to your computer and enjoy them at your convenience.

To read samples from some of the many print media where Dr. April Benson has been quoted and featured, click on the links below.



"When Shopping Heals"
Fall 2000 Edition

"Helping Shopaholics Buy Into Treatment"
Tuesday, November 4, 2003

"King Kong debt meets middle-class life"
Monday, August 16, 2004

"When only the best will do"
Sunday, July 3, 2005

"New TV Special Looks at Compulsive Spenders Who Risk All For a Retail Fix"
Thursday, July 17, 2008


"Buy Now, Pay Later"
September 2006 Edition

"Slaves to the Sale"
November 2002 Edition

"Getting off the Shopping Treadmill "
May 11, 2008

"Money Talks"
January 2008

"Sometimes, Shopping Can Be Therapeutic"
Sunday, April 1, 2007

"Hard Times, but Your Lips Look Great"
Thursday, May 1, 2008


Jean Chatzky Show:
"Shop Til You Drop"
Tuesday, February 6, 2007

"The Psychology of Shopping"
Friday, October 7, 2005

"Out of The Addict"
September/October 2006 Edition

"Born to Shop"
Thursday, July 26, 2001

"Stop Me Before I Buy"
Monday, July 12, 1999

"Millions May Be Addicted To Shopping"
Friday, October 13, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
NBC30 - Hartford
May 1, 2008
Sunrise - Australia
April 13, 2008
The Today Show
September 14, 2007
Retirement Living TV
Daily Cafe Live

July 13, 2007
Paula Zahn Now
on CNN

July 10, 2007
Columbia News Tonight
March 30, 2007
CBS Evening News
December 9, 2006
Good Morning America
January 2006
The Today Show
June 4, 2005
 
Radio
Appearances
Radio Health Journal
"Sadness and Spending"
May 18, 2008

MP3 File
98FM Radio
(Dublin, Ireland)

"The Inbox"
March 26, 2008

MP3 File
KDKA Radio
Pittsburgh, PA

"Now You Know"
January 21, 2008

MP3 File
ABC National Radio
(Australia)

"Life Matters: Compulsive Shopping Talkback "
December 14, 2007

MP3 File
Air America Radio
"Marc Sussman's
Money Message"
November 24 , 2007

MP3 File
Air America Radio
"Marc Sussman's
Money Message"
July 14, 2007

MP3 File
State of Affairs on NPR
"Compulsive Shopping"
June 15, 2007

MP3 File
Project Health Radio
"Soft Addictions"
January 2007

MP3 File
WWDB Philadelphia
"Money Harmony"
December 20, 2006

MP3 File
 
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