Kleptomania, mood disorder and lithium.
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چکیده
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.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
دوره 50 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992