title: Kleptomania: clinical characteristics and associated psychopathology.
abstract: A review of research on kleptomania--the syndrome of compulsive stealing--suggests that kleptomania may be a common disorder, especially among women, and that it may frequently be associated with other forms of psychopathology, such as mood, anxiety, and eating disorders. There appears to be a range of abnormal or non-antisocial stealing behaviours, all with impulsive and/or compulsive features. Kleptomania, as defined by modern criteria, may represent the most compulsive variant. Kleptomania may be related to mood disorder, and might be a form of 'affective spectrum disorder'.
authors.affiliation: Biological Psychiatry Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02178.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: McElroy
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Pope
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Keck
mesh_terms: D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D007174:Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics