Legal consequences of kleptomania.
Legal consequences of kleptomania.
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盗窃癖的法律后果。
DOI：
10.1007/s11126-009-9112-8
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2009
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Kim,SuckWon
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作者：
Grant,JonE;Odlaug,BrianL;Davis,AndrewA;Kim,SuckWon
虽然研究已经检查了盗窃癖的临床特征，但以前没有研究检查过盗窃癖的法律的后果。从2001年到2007年，对101名患有DSM-IV盗窃癖的成年受试者（n= 27 [26.7%]男性）的社会人口统计学和临床特征（包括症状严重程度、合并症和法律的影响）进行了评估。在101名盗窃癖受试者中，73.3%为女性。入店行窃的平均发病年龄为19.4 ± 12.0岁，受试者在达到盗窃癖的完整标准之前平均入店行窃8.2 ± 11.0年。同时发生抑郁症、物质使用和冲动控制障碍是常见的。69名盗窃癖患者（68.3%）曾被逮捕，36.6%曾被逮捕但未被定罪，20.8%曾被定罪并在定罪后被监禁，而只有10.9%曾被定罪但在定罪后未被监禁。盗窃癖与严重的法律的后果有关。研究结果强调，需要采取严格的治疗方法来针对盗窃癖症状并防止再次犯罪。
Although studies have examined clinical characteristics of kleptomania, no previous studies have examined the legal consequences of kleptomania. From 2001 to 2007, 101 adult subjects (n= 27 [26.7%] males) with DSM-IV kleptomania were assessed on sociodemographics and clinical characteristics including symptom severity, comorbidity, and legal repercussions. Of 101 subjects with kleptomania, 73.3% were female. Mean age of shoplifting onset was 19.4 ± 12.0 years, and subjects shoplifted a mean of 8.2 ± 11.0 years prior to meeting full criteria for kleptomania. Co-occurring depressive, substance use, and impulse control disorders were common. Sixty-nine subjects with kleptomania (68.3%) had been arrested, 36.6% had been arrested but not convicted, 20.8% had been convicted and incarcerated after conviction, while only 10.9% had been convicted and not incarcerated after conviction. Kleptomania is associated with significant legal repercussions. The findings emphasize the need for rigorous treatment approaches to target kleptomania symptoms and prevent re-offending.