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Kleptomania

MedGen UID:
5974
Concept ID:
C0022734
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: kleptomania; pathological stealing
SNOMED CT: Kleptomania (69361009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001520

Definition

A disorder characterized by the recurrent failure to resist the impulse to steal items of little intrinsic value; the individual experiences a rising subjective sense of tension before the theft and a sense of gratification or relief during the theft. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVKleptomania

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Zhang ZH, Huang FR, Liu DH
Curr Med Sci 2018 Oct;38(5):937-940. Epub 2018 Oct 20 doi: 10.1007/s11596-018-1966-2. PMID: 30341533
Aboujaoude E, Salame WO
CNS Drugs 2016 Aug;30(8):719-33. doi: 10.1007/s40263-016-0373-0. PMID: 27401883
Durst R, Katz G, Teitelbaum A, Zislin J, Dannon PN
CNS Drugs 2001;15(3):185-95. doi: 10.2165/00023210-200115030-00003. PMID: 11463127

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Silva B, Canas-Simião H, Cavanna AE
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2020 Jun;43(2):249-262. Epub 2020 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2020.02.001. PMID: 32439020
Asami Y, Nomura K, Shimada H, Ohishi H, Ohishi M
Compr Psychiatry 2020 Jan;96:152133. Epub 2019 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2019.152133. PMID: 31707311
Sipowicz J, Kujawski R
Psychiatr Pol 2018 Feb 28;52(1):81-92. doi: 10.12740/PP/82196. PMID: 29704416
Grant JE, Odlaug BL, Davis AA, Kim SW
Psychiatr Q 2009 Dec;80(4):251-9. doi: 10.1007/s11126-009-9112-8. PMID: 19813092
Kuzma JM, Black DW
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2004 Feb;6(1):58-65. doi: 10.1007/s11920-004-0040-x. PMID: 14738707

Diagnosis

Torales J, González I, Castaldelli-Maia JM, Ventriglio A
Int Rev Psychiatry 2020 Aug-Sep;32(5-6):451-454. Epub 2020 May 13 doi: 10.1080/09540261.2020.1756635. PMID: 32401643
Sipowicz J, Kujawski R
Psychiatr Pol 2018 Feb 28;52(1):81-92. doi: 10.12740/PP/82196. PMID: 29704416
Grant JE, Chamberlain SR
Ann Clin Psychiatry 2018 May;30(2):97-101. PMID: 29697710Free PMC Article
Grant JE, Odlaug BL, Kim SW
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 2010 Sep;36(5):291-5. doi: 10.3109/00952991003721100. PMID: 20575650
Durst R, Katz G, Teitelbaum A, Zislin J, Dannon PN
CNS Drugs 2001;15(3):185-95. doi: 10.2165/00023210-200115030-00003. PMID: 11463127

Therapy

Tahir T, Wong MM, Maaz M, Naufal R, Tahir R, Naidoo Y
Psychiatry Res 2022 May;311:114499. Epub 2022 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114499. PMID: 35305343
Zhang ZH, Huang FR, Liu DH
Curr Med Sci 2018 Oct;38(5):937-940. Epub 2018 Oct 20 doi: 10.1007/s11596-018-1966-2. PMID: 30341533
Aboujaoude E, Salame WO
CNS Drugs 2016 Aug;30(8):719-33. doi: 10.1007/s40263-016-0373-0. PMID: 27401883
Kuzma JM, Black DW
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2004 Feb;6(1):58-65. doi: 10.1007/s11920-004-0040-x. PMID: 14738707
Hollander E, Rosen J
J Psychopharmacol 2000;14(2 Suppl 1):S39-44. doi: 10.1177/02698811000142S106. PMID: 10888030

Prognosis

Sanjan G, Das L, Ahuja CK, Dhandapani S, Sachdeva N, Grover S, Dutta P
Neurol India 2023 Jan-Feb;71(1):107-112. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.370452. PMID: 36861582
Varo C, Murru A, Salagre E, Jiménez E, Solé B, Montejo L, Carvalho AF, Stubbs B, Grande I, Martínez-Arán A, Vieta E, Reinares M
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2019 Jan;29(1):76-97. Epub 2018 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2018.10.012. PMID: 30420190
Odlaug BL, Grant JE, Kim SW
Arch Suicide Res 2012;16(4):348-59. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2013.722058. PMID: 23137224
Dell'Osso B, Altamura AC, Allen A, Marazziti D, Hollander E
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2006 Dec;256(8):464-75. Epub 2006 Sep 7 doi: 10.1007/s00406-006-0668-0. PMID: 16960655Free PMC Article
Grant JE, Kim SW, Grosz RL
Psychiatr Q 2003 Fall;74(3):251-8. doi: 10.1023/a:1024114504519. PMID: 12918600

Clinical prediction guides

Sanjan G, Das L, Ahuja CK, Dhandapani S, Sachdeva N, Grover S, Dutta P
Neurol India 2023 Jan-Feb;71(1):107-112. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.370452. PMID: 36861582
Asaoka Y, Won M, Morita T, Ishikawa E, Goto Y
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2023 May 31;26(5):340-349. doi: 10.1093/ijnp/pyad005. PMID: 36728203Free PMC Article
Asami Y, Nomura K, Shimada H, Ohishi H, Ohishi M
Compr Psychiatry 2020 Jan;96:152133. Epub 2019 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2019.152133. PMID: 31707311
Odlaug BL, Grant JE, Kim SW
Arch Suicide Res 2012;16(4):348-59. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2013.722058. PMID: 23137224
Grant JE, Odlaug BL, Wozniak JR
Behav Res Ther 2007 Jul;45(7):1663-70. Epub 2006 Sep 27 doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2006.08.013. PMID: 17007811

Recent systematic reviews

Akbari M, Jamshidi S, Sheikhi S, Alijani F, Kafshchi P, Taylor D
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2024 Feb;241(2):209-223. Epub 2024 Jan 16 doi: 10.1007/s00213-024-06529-5. PMID: 38227009
Tahir T, Wong MM, Maaz M, Naufal R, Tahir R, Naidoo Y
Psychiatry Res 2022 May;311:114499. Epub 2022 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114499. PMID: 35305343
Varo C, Murru A, Salagre E, Jiménez E, Solé B, Montejo L, Carvalho AF, Stubbs B, Grande I, Martínez-Arán A, Vieta E, Reinares M
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2019 Jan;29(1):76-97. Epub 2018 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2018.10.012. PMID: 30420190

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