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Pyromania is an impulse control disorder[1] in which individuals repeatedly fail to resist impulses to deliberately start fires,[1] in order to relieve tension or for instant gratification. The term pyromania comes from the Greek word πῦρ (pyr, fire). Pyromania and pyromaniacs are distinct from arson, the pursuit of personal, monetary or political gain. It is multiple, deliberate and purposeful fire setting rather than accidental.[2] Pyromaniacs start fires to induce euphoria, and often fixate on institutions of fire control like fire stations and firefighters. Pyromania is a type of impulse control disorder, along with kleptomania, compulsive gambling, trichotillomania and others.

Domain: Psychiatry; Category: Mental disorder

Pyromanie is een impuls controle stoornis [ 1 ] in welke personen herhaaldelijk niet meer werken om te weerstaan impulsen te opzettelijk beginnen branden, [ 1 ] ter verlichting van spanning of voor onmiddellijke bevrediging. De term pyromanie komt van het Griekse woord πῦρ (pyr, brand). Pyromanie en pyromaniacs zijn verschillend van brandstichting, het nastreven van persoonlijke, monetaire of politieke winst. Het is meerdere, weloverwogen en doelgerichte brand instellen in plaats van tegen onopzettelijke. [ 2 ] Pyromaniacs beginnen branden om te induceren euforie, en vaak fixeren op instellingen van brandbestrijding zoals kazernes en brandweerlieden. Pyromanie is een type van impuls controle wanorde, samen met kleptomanie, dwangmatig gokken, Trichotillomanie en anderen.

Domain: Psychiatry; Category: Mental disorder

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