Pyromania
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Pyromania is a mental illness that involves an individual having a fascination and obsession to deliberately setting fire to properties, and explosives.[1] The term pyromania comes from the Greek word πῦρ (pyr, 'fire'). Pyromania is distinct from arson, an event involving intentionally setting fire to properties.[2] Usually, cases of pyromania occur to children and teenagers.[3]
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- ↑ "Pyromania | BehaveNet". behavenet.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015.]
- ↑ Robert E. Hales (2008). "Impulse Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified". In Stuart C. Yudofsky; Glen O. Gabbard (eds.). American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry. American Psychiatric Pub. p. 793.
- ↑ "Impulse Control Disorders". Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood & Adolescence. Gale Research. 1998.