Kleptomania on the impulsive-compulsive spectrum. Clinical and therapeutic considerations for women.

ABSTRACT: The current literature regarding kleptomania (KM) is scarce, especially regarding treatment approaches and outcomes. The aims of the present study involved: (1) exploring characteristics of people with KM (with and without co-occurring eating disorders (EDs)); (2) considering KM along an impulsive-compulsive spectrum; and, (3) investigating treatment outcomes in a clinical sample of female patients with KM. The study sample included 150 female participants with either a diagnosis of KM only (n = 13), co-occurring KM and EDs (n = 71), or healthy control individuals (HCs) (n = 66). The KM-only group was diagnosed using DSM-5 criteria and by a face-to-face clinical interviewed. EDs were diagnosed through a face-to-face semi-structured clinical interview based on DSM-5 criteria, and co-occurri

SUBMITTER: Munguia L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11885670 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature