Emergence of kleptomania during treatment for depression with serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors.

Abstract

Kleptomania, one of the rare impulse-control disorders, is characterized by an irresistible impulse to steal objects not needed for personal use or monetary value. There is a comorbidity between mood disorders, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and kleptomania. Several recent case reports have suggested that serotonin reuptake inhibitors could be effective in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders and specifically in kleptomania. We describe three depressed patients who paradoxically experienced kleptomanic behavior during treatment with serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors.

• Authors: S Kindler, P N Dannon, I Iancu, Y Sasson, J Zohar
• Journal: Clinical neuropharmacology (Clin Neuropharmacol) Vol. 20 Issue 2 Pg. 126-9 (Apr 1997) ISSN: 0362-5664 [Print] United States
• PMID: 9099464 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
• Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
• Fluoxetine
• Fluvoxamine

Topics

• Aged
• Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation (adverse effects)
• Depressive Disorder (drug therapy)
• Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders (chemically induced)
• Female
• Fluoxetine (adverse effects)
• Fluvoxamine (adverse effects)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (adverse effects)