Abstract of main article: A kleptomaniac is driven by anxiety, not by a need to earn money. Treatment involves finding other ways to handling the anxiety.

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"Kleptomania - An Unhealthy Need to Steal and Pilfer"

The clinical experience of Gunborg Palme, certified psychologist and certified psychotherapist, teacher and tutor in psychotherapy.
  1. AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION, WASHINGTON, DC (1994). DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS: DSM-IV, 4TH ED. s.612-613 312.32 Kleptomania
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