Adolescent kleptomania treated with naltrexone--a case report.
Kleptomania, an often secret inability to resist the impulse to steal objects not needed for personal use or their monetary value, is an underrecognized disorder that is unknown to many clinicians. Kleptomania has gone virtually non mentioned in the adolescent literature, despite the fact that kleptomania often has its onset during adolescence. This report presents a case of an adolescent with kleptomania who responded to naltrexone. The clinical features of kleptomania are reviewed, as are available data on the treatment of this distressing and often disabling disorder.
Grant
J E
JE
Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis 55454, USA. grant045@umn.edu
Kim
S W
SW
D000293:Adolescent; D007174:Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009271:Naltrexone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D009271:Naltrexone