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 Kleptomania Disorder
Student Resources"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" Source Wikipedia
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Kleptomania: Ten Stories - Page 96
Alone in kleptomania
Impulse Control Disorders - Page 34
The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry - Page 786
Seminars in General Adult Psychiatry - Page 459
Principles of Addiction Medicine - Page 56
DSM Manual
Kaplan & Sadock's Concise Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry - Page 363
The Steal: A Cultural History of Shoplifting
The Oxford Handbook of Impulse Control Disorders - Page 342
Essentials of Psychiatry - Page 276
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Wikipedia Kleptomania
Kleptomania: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Kleptomania - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Kleptomania and Potential Exacerbating Factors: A Review ..
What to Know About Being Addicted to Stealing
Psychologytoday.com
Kleptomania - Diagnosis and treatment
Kleptomania - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
What is a kleptomaniac? Causes, treatment, and more
Kleptomania: diagnosis and treatment options
Kleptomania Symptoms and How It's Treated
Kleptomania - Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Kleptomania: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment & Prevention
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