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Diseases » Kleptomania » Summary
 

What is Kleptomania?

What is Kleptomania?

  • Kleptomania: Intense urge to steal. Usually kleptomaniacs have a near relative who suffers from a substance abuse disorder.
  • Kleptomania: an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive.
    Source - WordNet 2.1

Kleptomania: Introduction

Types of Kleptomania:

Broader types of Kleptomania:

What are the symptoms of Kleptomania?

Symptoms of Kleptomania: see symptoms of Kleptomania

Onset of Kleptomania: usually during puberty

Kleptomania: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Kleptomania.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Kleptomania.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Kleptomania: see treatments for Kleptomania

Society issues for Kleptomania


Hospitalization statistics for Kleptomania: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Kleptomania:

  • 0.00002% (3) of hospital consultant episodes were for pathological stealing or kleptomania in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 91% of hospital consultant episodes for pathological stealing or kleptomania required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 57% of hospital consultant episodes for pathological stealing or kleptomania were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 43% of hospital consultant episodes for pathological stealing or kleptomania were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 76% of hospital consultant episodes for pathological stealing or kleptomania required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 32.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for pathological stealing or kleptomania in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Name and Aliases of Kleptomania

Main name of condition: Kleptomania

Other names or spellings for Kleptomania:

pathological stealing

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