Which of the following statement is true regarding kleptomania?
Ans. C. Men more likely to be sent to prison.Men with kleptomania are more likely to be sent to prison, and women (not men) are more likely to present for psychiatric evaluation or treatment than men. Men tend to present with the disorder at about 50 years of age and women at about 35 years of age. Kleptomania may begin in childhood, although most children and adolescents who steal do not become kleptomaniac adults. The onset of the disorder generally is late adolescents.The key feature of the diagnosis of kleptomania that separates it from more common theft is the fact that the items stolen are not needed for personal use or their monetary value and the thefts are not committed to express anger or vengeance or in response to a delusion or a hallucination. Most (not all) kleptomaniacs steal from retail stores, but they may also steal from family members in their own households. The course of the disorder waxes and wanes but tends to be chronic. Its spontaneous recovery rate is unknown. The prognosis with treatment can be good, but few patients come for help of their own accord.
Children and adolescents who steal become kleptomaniac adults.
Men more likely to present at late age.
Men more likely to be sent to prison.
Patients only steal from stores.
Personality Disorders