Kleptomania, mood disorder and lithium.

Abstract

Kleptomania has been found in association with major depression in a fairly large number of reports in recent years. We describe a patient with concurrent DSM-III-R Bipolar Mood Disorder and Kleptomania, whose symptoms remitted completely, apparently in response to lithium therapy, which raised the possibility that pharmacological treatment may benefit kleptomania. Further studies are needed to establish the possible relationship between kleptomania, mood disorders and lithium therapy.

• Authors: F L Rocha, M E Rocha
• Journal: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Arq Neuropsiquiatr) Vol. 50 Issue 4 Pg. 543-6 (Dec 1992) ISSN: 0004-282X [Print] Germany
• PMID: 1309165 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Lithium

Topics

• Bipolar Disorder (drug therapy)
• Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders (drug therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Lithium (therapeutic use)
• Middle Aged