KleptomaniaFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchInabilitytoresisttheurgetostealForotheruses,seeKleptomania(disambiguation).MedicalconditionKleptomaniaOthernamesKlopemania[1]SpecialtyPsychiatryKleptomaniaistheinabilitytoresisttheurgetostealitems,usuallyforreasonsotherthanpersonaluseorfinancialgain.Firstdescribedin1816,kleptomaniaisclassifiedinpsychiatryasanimpulsecontroldisorder.[2]Someofthemaincharacteristicsofthedisordersuggestthatkleptomaniacouldbeanobsessive-compulsivespectrumdisorder,butalsosharesimilaritieswithaddictiveandmooddisorders.[3][4]Thedisorderisfrequentlyunder-diagnosedandisregularlyassociatedwithotherpsychiatricdisorders,particularlyanxiety,eatingdisorders,alcoholandsubstanceuse.Patientswithkleptomaniaaretypicallytreatedwiththerapiesinotherareasduetothecomorbidgrievancesratherthanissuesdirectlyrelatedtokleptomania.[5]Overthelast100years,ashiftfrompsychotherapeutictopsychopharmacologicalinterventionsforkleptomaniahasoccurred.Pharmacologicaltreatmentsusingselectiveserotoninreuptakeinhibitors(SSRIs),moodstabilizersandopioidreceptorantagonists,andotherantidepressantsalongwithcognitivebehavioraltherapy,haveyieldedpositiveresults.[6]However,therehavealsobeenreportsofkleptomaniainducedbyselectiveserotoninreuptakeinhibitors(SSRIs).[7]Contents1Signsandsymptoms2Cause2.1Psychoanalyticmodels2.2Cognitive-behavioralmodels2.3Biologicalmodels3Diagnosis4Comorbidity4.1Substanceusedisorder4.2Obsessive-compulsivedisorder4.3Pyromania5Treatment5.1Psychoanalyticandpsychodynamicapproach5.2Behavioralandcognitiveintervention5.3Drugtreatment6History6.1Etymology6.2Firstgenerationofpsychoanalysis6.3Secondgenerationofpsychoanalysis6.4Newperspectives7Societyandculture8Seealso9References10ExternallinksSignsandsymptoms[edit]Someofthefundamentalcomponentsofkleptomaniaincluderecurringintrusivethoughts,impotencetoresistthecompulsiontoengageinstealing,andthereleaseofinternalpressurefollowingtheact.Thesesymptomssuggestthatkleptomaniacouldberegardedasanobsessive-co