Kleptomania is an obsessive compulsive disorder that has been unnoticed for many years. Kleptomania - psychology compulsive stealing, usually of objects which may have symbolic significance. Moreover it is one of five categories of Impulse Control Disorders. People who are suffering from this disorder experience an increasing sense of anxiety and tension just before committing theft. Kleptomania may appear during childhood or even adolescence. According to the doctors, kleptomania can be connected with depression or mood disorder. Also they claim that the cause of the impulse is linked to an imbalance in brain chemicals, specifically serotonin. Stressors such as major losses may also precipitate kleptomaniac behaviour. I would like to mention some symptoms of kleptomania: relief of anxiety after theft, inability to control the impulse to steal, theft of items that are not needed or wanted.
However, even rich and famous people are suffering from this disorder. It is quite hard to understand why these persons would do such a thing, especially with so much at risk in terms of the consequences of their reputation. Maybe they steal for attention or for the thrill of doing something what is forbidden? As I said before, kleptomania is an impulse control disorder characterized by a recurrent failure to resist stealing. Treating kleptomania is really difficult because it is a complex disorder. Treatment can include: psychotherapy, behaviour modification, family therapy and also antidepressants.
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