kleptomania 偷竊癖

kleptomania
繁: 偷竊癖
簡: 偷窃狂

精神科專家指出，部分偷竊行為未必出於貪念，可能與精神科疾病偷竊癖（kleptomania）有關；患者無法控制偷竊衝動，事後深陷自責與羞恥壓力，形成惡性循環。

【偷竊癖】無法控制偷竊衝動藉以釋放壓力 事後感自責羞恥致惡性循環 (2025年7月4日)。明報，取自https://shorturl.at/bG2mg

Judge Edmond Lee Chun-man agreed, noting that Ngai suffers from Alzheimer’s, anxiety, depression, and kleptomania, and requires long-term psychiatric and psychological support. He also cited her family’s commitment to provide close supervision to prevent reoffending.

72-year-old Alzheimer’s patient spared $100,000 shoplifting fine (2025, Nov 21).The Standard.Retrieved from https://www.thestandard.com.hk/hong-kong-news/article/317467/