Kleptomania
What is Kleptomania?
Kleptomania is an overwhelming urge to steal items of trivial value. Kleptomania was first formally accepted in the US as a mental disorder in the 1960s in the case of the state of California v. Douglas Jones. Kleptomania is commonly idea of as part of the obsessive-compulsive disorder spectrum, although issue evidence propose that it may be more same to habit-forming and mood disorders. In particular, this disorder is frequently co-morbid with substance use disorders, and it is common for mortal with kleptomania to have first-degree relatives who suffer from a substance use disorder.
Causes
The cause of kleptomania is stranger, although it may have a genetic constituent and may be heritable among first-degree relatives. There also seems to be a firm tendency for kleptomania to coexist with obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia nervosa, and clinical depression.
Symptoms of kleptomania
Powerful urges to steal items that you don’t need
Feeling pleasure or gratification while stealing
Feeling terrible guilt or shame after the theft
Feeling increased tension leading up to the theft
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