Kleptomania
Kleptomania
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Prevalence
Prevalence
Kleptomania occurs in about 4%-24% of individuals arrested for shoplifting.
Its prevalence in the general population is very rare, at approximately 0.3%-0.6%.
Females outnumber males at a ratio of 3:1.
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
Genetic and physiological
Genetic and physiological
There are no controlled family history studies of kleptomania.
However, first-degree relatives of individuals with kleptomania may have higher rates of obsessive-compulsive disorder than the general population.
There also appears to be a higher rate of substance use disorders, including alcohol use disorder, in relatives of individuals with kleptomania than in the general population.
Symptoms
Symptoms
Recurrent failure to resist impulses to steal objects that are not needed for personal use or for their monetary value.
Increasing sense of tension immediately before committing the theft.
Pleasure, gratification, or relief at the time of committing the theft.
The stealing is not committed to express anger or vengeance and is not in response to a delusion or a hallucination.
The stealing is not better explained by conduct disorder, a manic episode, or antisocial personality disorder.
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