Kleptomania, mood disorder and lithium

Abstract

Kleptomania has been found in association with major depression in a fairly large number of reports in recent years. We describe a patient with concurrent DSM-III-R Bipolar Mood Disorder and Kleptomania, whose symptoms remitted completely, apparently in response to lithium therapy, which raised the possibility that pharmacological treatment may benefit kleptomania. Further studies are needed to establish the possible relationship between kleptomania, mood disorders and lithium therapy.

Stealing lately: a case of late-onset kleptomania

“…Behavioral techniques (Schwartz and Wood, 1991) such as covert sensitization have been used with some success (Glover, 1985;Gauthier and Pellerin, 1982;Cautela, 1967), while pharmacotherapy, most notably lithium (Rocha and Rocha, 1992),¯uoxetine (Burstein, 1992;Stein et al, 1993) and other antidepressants (McElroy et al, 1991a,c), has met with mixed results (McElroy et al, 1991a;Burstein, 1992). The most common method of treatment has been the selfimposed banning of all shopping by the patient, in an attempt to prevent theft (Glover, 1985;Gudjonsson, 1987;McElroy et al, 1989).…”

Kleptomania in impulse control disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and bipolar spectrum disorder: Clinical and therapeutic implications

“…The efficacy of buspirone augmentation during fluvoxamine treatment has also been reported [37]. However, no treatment response was obtained with non-reversible monoaminooxydase inhibitors, such as tranylcypromine [32,33], or, in one patient only, with desipramine [33]. Some authors have noted recently the emergence of kleptomania during selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment in depressed patients [38].…”

“…A positive response to lithium therapy of a bipolar patient with a concurrent diagnosis of kleptomania was reported in 1992 [33].…”

Problemas de Conduta em Crianças e Adolescentes: Evidências no Brasil

“…Os procedimentos de busca e seleção de manuscritos encontram-se sumarizados na Figura 1, conforme as recomendações da Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (Liberati et al, 2009). Do total de 21 artigos recuperados, 13 foram considerados potencialmente relevantes após a leitura dos resumos (10 do SciELO: Andrade, Assumpção-Junior, Teixeira, & Fonseca, 2011; Barbieri, Jacquemin, & Alves, 2004;Cruzeiro et al, 2008;Dória, Antoniuk, Assumpção-Junior, Fajardo, & Ehlke, 2015;Grant & Odlaug, 2007;Grevet et al, 2005;Hodgins & Peden, 2007;Rocha & Rocha, 1992;Rodrigues, Sousa, & Carmo, 2010;Serra-Pinheiro, Guimarães, & Serrano, 2005; 3 da base PePSIC: Barreto et al, 2009;Ribeiro, 2016;Souza & Resende, 2012).…”