Kleptomaniacs cannot be defined as criminals because they are suffering from a specific type of brain malfunction. They do not hurt anybody when they take things so the disorder is more embarrassing than harmful. In fact kleptomaniacs do not steal in order to get something. They do not need things they take. Pleasure of the stealing process is the purpose.
Many scientific researches had been done and it seems that kleptomania is more common in females, but there is no actual scientific evidence about this tendency. Numbers of kleptomania cases are not very exact too so the disorder is successfully hiding its extent.
In most cases kleptomania is treatable. There are two ways of treatment. First one is therapeutic. Therapy can be in group or one-on-one and it is based on behavior modification, usually aimed at dealing with underlying psychological problems that may be contributing to kleptomania. Second method is medicaments. This type is not preferred because it might have serious side-effects that would lead to even more serious problems.
Even though kleptomania is an embarrassing psychological disorder it can be treated. People have to understand that there is nothing bad searching for help and that the most important thing is to try to deal with the problem. The first step coping with it is admitting it.
References:
"Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptomania
"Psychology Today" http://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/klepto.html
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