In addition, the relationship between pyromania in adults and firesetting among children and adolescents is not well defined as of 2002. Although pyromania is considered to be a rare disorder in adults, repeated firesetting at the adolescent level is a growing social and economic problem that poses major risks to...
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Child pyromaniac - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A child pyromaniac is a child with an impulse-control disorder that is primarily distinguished by a compulsion to set fires in order to relieve built-up tension. The term pyromania comes from the ...
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Pyromania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A type of mania, pyromania is an impulse to deliberately start fires to relieve tension and typically includes feelings of gratification or relief afterward. Pyromania is distinct from arson, and py...
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Most children go through a stage where they like to see fire. This is normal. If they are taught about fire safety, supervised children can assist adults around a campfire. Some children still manage to sometimes sneak away and play with fire. ... Pyromania in children is rare.
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Other studies have linked pyromania to child abuse.[7] Pyromania is rare in adults and more common in childhood and adolescence. Following are some individual and environmental factors found to correlate with pyromania in children and adolescents:
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While children and adolescents account for over 40% of those arrested for arson in the United States, only a small percent of fires set by young people indicate the presence of pyromania. ... Childhood pyromania responds well to treatment and is eradicated in about 95% of children who demonstrate signs of the disorder.
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Pyromania is an irresistible compulsion to set fires. This behavior can be observed even in very young children. Some children are curious about fire and ... This behavior is not seen as pyromania. Other children are more delinquent in their behavior and continue to feel fascinated with fire and other criminal acts.
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Pyromania involves more planning than most of the impulse control disorders, so it is more compulsive than impulsive. It requires that the person set more than one deliberate fire (not in a barbecue or fireplace - a destructive fire).
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Additionally, pyromania is not diagnosed when the fire setting activity is part of another psychological problem, such as Conduct Disorder in children, or part of a psychotic process in Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder.
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Pyromania is a very rare disorder, and the incident of it is less than one percent in most studies; also, pyromaniacs are a very small proportion of psychiatric hospital admissions.[6] Pyromania can occur in children as young as age three, but it is rare in adults and rarer in children.
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