A woman is referred by her lawyer to a psychiatrist to establish the diagnosis of kleptomania after she was arrested for shoplifting. Which of the following does not suggest this diagnosis?
Patient of kleptomania would repeatedly steal items which are of no monetary or personal value to them. Often after stealing they would discard the stolen items.
The stolen items are useless for her
This is the first episode of shoplifting in her whole life
She committed shoplifting for many times but she was not caught
She threw away the stolen items immediately
Neurotic, Stress Related and Somatoform Disorders