A Case of Clinical Application of Covert Sensitization in a Patient with Kleptomania.
10.4306/jknpa.2015.54.1.127
- Author:
Jung Young KIM
1
;
Nam In KANG
;
Jong Chul YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. yangjc@jbnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Kleptomania;
Covert sensitization;
Cognitive behavior therapy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Cognitive Therapy;
Humans;
Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders*;
Rare Diseases
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2015;54(1):127-131
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Kleptomania is a well-known impulse-control disorder. Although it is a rare disease, it exerts a greater influence on the social and economic. There are a variety of treatments for kleptomania, however case reports of its specific treatment techniques are extremely rare. In this case, covert sensitization was applied to a 44-year-old hospitalized patient with kleptomania, which can facilitate a specific treatment method through case presentation.
