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ঝুঁকির কারণ

Kleptomania often occurs with other psychological disorders. These include:

• বিষণ্ণতা
• দুশ্চিন্তা
• Substance abuse (eg, alcoholism, drug abuse)
• Eating disorders (eg, anorexia, bulimia)
• Other impulse control disorders

অন্যান্য ঝুঁকির কারণগুলির মধ্যে রয়েছে:

• Having a family history of the condition
• Having a brain injury

Kleptomania appears to be more common in females than in males. There are no other known risk factors.

লক্ষণ

Symptoms of kleptomania include all of the following:

• A repeated inability to resist impulses to steal things that are not of personal value
• A feeling of relief, joy, and/or pleasure when stealing things
• Feeling of guilt or remorse after the event
• Thefts not committed out of anger or revenge
• Lack of a better explanation for the theft, such as another psychological disorder

রোগ নির্ণয়

Kleptomania is different from shoplifting or ordinary theft, which is:

• Deliberate
• Motivated by the stolen item’s usefulness or monetary value
• The result of a dare, an act of rebellion, or a rite of passage

A psychiatrist or psychologist will diagnose kleptomania when:

• All of the symptoms of kleptomania are present
• There is no other, better explanation for repeated thefts
• Kleptomania is not an excuse for shoplifting or ordinary theft

চিকিৎসা

চিকিত্সা অন্তর্ভুক্ত হতে পারে:

প্রতিরোধ

There are no guidelines for preventing kleptomania. The exact cause is not known.