Kleptomania is a mental health disorder that involves repeatedly being unable to resist urges to steal items that you generally don't really need. Often the items stolen have little value and you could afford to buy them. Consequences can include job loss, financial penalties, and trouble with the law. People who have this condition might try, usually unsuccessfully, to not act on the urge, and many feel remorse or guilt for stealing.

Diagnostic Criteria
A. Recurrent failure to resist impulses to steal objects that are not needed for personal use or for their monetary value.

B. Increasing sense of tension immediately before committing the theft.

C. Pleasure, gratification, or relief at the time of committing the theft.

D. The stealing is not committed to express anger or vengeance and is not in response to a delusion or a hallucination.

E. The stealing is not better explained by conduct disorder, a manic episode, or antisocial personality disorder.

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Pub: 29 Mar 2024 23:15 UTC

Edit: 26 Jun 2024 03:18 UTC

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