Lynn* can remember the very first time she stole something. A kid's toy from a friend when she was seven years old. It was nothing out of the ordinary — young kids often steal and tend to grow out of ...

Kleptomania is a rare mental health disorder in which people are unable to resist the urge to steal things. They may shoplift things they have no use for, do not need, or could afford to buy. When a ...

We introduced kleptomania in the previous edition as a rare and often misunderstood mental health condition characterised by the irresistible urge to steal items not for personal gain, but as a way of ...

Shoplifting is a very common issue all throughout the world, and the US is no exception, with approximately one in every eleven Americans having shoplifted at least once in their lives. One of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Kleptomania is a mental health disorder characterized by a ...

Kleptomania has been formally described in the literature for about 200 years. Nevertheless, it is poorly appreciated, with little data examining its pathology or treatment. Although the lifetime ...

Kangana Ranaut is back with a bang. She is a powerhouse of talent and has also won a National Award for her role in Queen. This time she is back on the screen playing the role of a kleptomaniac and a ...

While growing up, nearly all children are tempted to acquire objects which do not belong to them. Till a certain age when children have not developed a concept of personal boundaries or moral values, ...

A woman in Brazil who had cosmetic surgery ended up with not only a flatter stomach and larger breasts, she also developed kleptomania for a few weeks, a new case report reveals. A few days after ...