Kleptomania

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title: Kleptomania
text: Kleptomania is the inability to resist the urge to steal items, usually for reasons other than personal use or financial gain. First described in 1816, kleptomania is classified in psychiatry as an impulse control disorder. Some of the main characteristics of the disorder suggest that kleptomania could be an obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder, but also share similarities with addictive and mood disorders. The disorder is frequently under-diagnosed and is regularly associated with other psych
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description: Inability to resist the urge to steal
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptomania
date created: 2004-01-20T04:59:44Z
date modified: 2024-09-01T19:47:50Z
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