McNeilly D P, Burke W J
Creighton-Nebraska Department of Psychiatry, Omaha 68198-5575, USA.
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 1998 Feb;13(2):116-21. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199802)13:2<116::aid-gps743>3.0.co;2-e.
The case of a 77-year-old woman first diagnosed with kleptomania is presented to indicate a possible late-onset course of this disorder. Particularly striking about this patient's history of shoplifting behaviors was the absence of an onset prior to the age of 73. Her pattern of stealing did not begin at an early age, and was not sporadic or episodic over the course of several years. The treatment course and patient outcome are discussed in light of DSM-IV diagnostic criteria.
本文介绍了一名77岁首次被诊断为盗窃癖的女性病例，以表明这种疾病可能存在晚发性病程。该患者的盗窃行为病史中特别引人注目的是，在73岁之前没有发病情况。她的偷窃模式并非始于早年，且在数年期间并非零星或偶发的。根据《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第四版（DSM-IV）的诊断标准对治疗过程和患者预后进行了讨论。
