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Kleptomania in a 13–Year-Old Boy: a Sequel of a ‘Lethargic’ Encephalitic/Depressive Process?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Alison Wood  and
M. Elena Garralda
Alison Wood*
Affiliation:
Macclesfield District General Hospital
M. Elena Garralda
Affiliation:
University of Manchester, Booth Hall Children's Hospital
*
∗c/o Dr E. Garralda, The Lane Building, Booth Hall Children's Hospital, Charlestown Road, Blackely, Manchester M9 2AA
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Abstract

A 13–year-old boy developed severe kleptomania after a depressive illness. This was a response to psychological trauma, and appeared in the context of a probable ‘lethargic’ encephalitic process.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 157 , Issue 5 , November 1990 , pp. 770 - 772
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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