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 ...

Impulse control disorders (ICDs) are a class of psychiatric disorders characterized by difficulties controlling aggressive or antisocial impulses. Because they can involve physical violence, theft, or ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Naltrexone, a drug commonly used to treat alcoholism and drug addiction, reduces stealing urges and associated behavior in individuals with kleptomania, according to study ...

From time to time, items appear in the news citing celebrities who are apprehended shoplifting even though they have more than ample funds with them to pay for the items. Individuals who suffer from ...

DEAR ABBY: I need help! I am a 50-plus-year-old, married, well-educated woman. I am also a kleptomaniac and I’m not proud of it. It started a few years back when I accidentally left an item in my ...