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Understanding Kleptomania: Impulse Control Disorder and Treatment Options
TLDR Kleptomania is an impulse control disorder characterized by the inability to resist the urge to steal items that are not needed. It is often considered a symptom of a larger psychological disorder and treatments for kleptomania are not well-studied.
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The Global Retail Theft Barometer report reveals that retail businesses have lost $115 billion worldwide, with a significant increase in theft during the holiday season.
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Kleptomaniacs are differentiated from shoplifters by their inability to resist the impulse to steal items that are not needed for personal use or monetary value, and their stealing is not driven by anger, revenge, delusions, hallucinations, impaired judgment, or other psychological disorders.
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Kleptomaniacs experience tension and guilt when stealing, often stealing items they don't need and hoarding them, as seen in examples of real-life kleptomaniacs.
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Kleptomaniacs, or people with kleptomania, do not go into a store intending to steal, but are overcome by the impulse when they are in a store, and women are more often diagnosed with kleptomania than men.
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Kleptomania is classified as an impulse control disorder and is often considered a symptom of a larger psychological disorder, but treatments for kleptomania are not well-studied and it is difficult to find true kleptomaniacs for research purposes.
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A defect in a molecule that transports serotonin or head trauma could potentially cause kleptomania by damaging the circuits in the frontal lobes and decreasing the fine structure of white matter, and while treatments for kleptomania such as SSRIs and cognitive therapy can sometimes work, they are often difficult for kleptomaniacs to attempt.
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Kleptomania first appeared in literature in 397 CE and in medical literature in 1816, and while shoplifting is a $45 billion industry in the US, if you want to know more about kleptomania you can read the article on howstuffworks.com.
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Hippie Rob is not the origin of the real hippie Rob, and there are several missing elements that do not match up, such as the origin, appearance, and the presence of a dog named Sedona.
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