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Kleptomania: Introduction
Kleptomania: Intense urge to steal. Usually kleptomaniacs have a near relative who suffers from a substance abuse disorder. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Kleptomania is available below.
Symptoms of Kleptomania
- Intense urge to steal
- Intense urge to steal
- Compulsive thieving
- Relief and gratification during theft
- Anxiety and tension prior to committing theft
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Home Diagnostic Testing
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Medical Textbooks Online about Kleptomania
Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Wrongly Diagnosed with Kleptomania?
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Kleptomania: Medical Mistakes
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Kleptomania: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Kleptomania
Cluster of diseases with difficult diagnosis issues: There is a well-known list of medical conditions that are all somewhat difficult to...read more »
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from...read more »
Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease is often over-diagnosed. Patients tend to assume that any memory loss or forgetulness symptom might be Alzheimer's, whereas there are many other less severe...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as a stroke...read more »
ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults. Some adults can remain undiagnosed, and indeed the condition...read more »
Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) often fails to be diagnosed correctly by primary care physicians....read more »
Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with an eating disorder is female. The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be diagnosed or have a delayed diagnosis. See misdiagnosis of eating disorders or ...read more »
Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be undiagnosed in teenagers. The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe medical depression to be overlooked. See misdiagnosis...read more »
Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression) may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see symptoms of anxiety disorders). Failure...read more »
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Hospitals & Clinics: Kleptomania
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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Kleptomania, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:
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- Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)
Kleptomania: Rare Types
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Treatments for Kleptomania
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy, medication
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News Archives for Kleptomania
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Definitions of Kleptomania:
An irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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