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Suggest Treatment For Kleptomania

Hi my name is noor I want to ask you that I feel pleasure when I steal things Eventhough I can get things with money n I have money to buy am a house owner I got arrested for this on 12th July went to county jail...I got court date of next month....I need a treatment to stop this now am scared of court n feeling so ashamed it s my second offense I totally forgot about the first one jail people told me I got arrested in 2009 for same thing I dont know Wat to do am a mom of 4 yrs old I stole the things even I don t need in my last offense I stole several things like my daughter clothes my husband shirts n bags for me even though I have everything I don t know at the moment I feel good
Thu, 25 Jun 2020
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Hi.
I've gone through your query and I can understand your anxiety.

This condition is called as "kleptomania" a type of impulse control disorder. Though you have fear, humiliation & embarrassment after 2 cases of kleptomania, it's important to get treated.

Treatment part includes both physical and psychological evaluation to find out any medical cause triggering your symptoms more & more.

1.There is no specific treatment of kleptomania. But you can be benefitted from medications and psychotherapy or both.

2. Medications like naltrexone, an opioid antagonist or antidepressant

3. A form of psychotherapy- cognitive behavioral therapy helps you to pick up negative beliefs and behaviors and replace them with positive ones.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care.

Regards,
Dr. Yogapriya V, General and family physician.
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Suggest Treatment For Kleptomania

Hi. I ve gone through your query and I can understand your anxiety. This condition is called as kleptomania a type of impulse control disorder. Though you have fear, humiliation & embarrassment after 2 cases of kleptomania, it s important to get treated. Treatment part includes both physical and psychological evaluation to find out any medical cause triggering your symptoms more & more. 1.There is no specific treatment of kleptomania. But you can be benefitted from medications and psychotherapy or both. 2. Medications like naltrexone, an opioid antagonist or antidepressant 3. A form of psychotherapy- cognitive behavioral therapy helps you to pick up negative beliefs and behaviors and replace them with positive ones. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care. Regards, Dr. Yogapriya V, General and family physician.