pyromania

Also known as firesetting behavior, incendiarism, pyromaniac, pathological firesetting

Pyromania is an impulse-control disorder in which individuals repeatedly fail to resist impulses to deliberately start fires. An individual with pyromania deliberately sets fires on more than one occasion, and before the act of lighting the fire, the person usually experiences tension and an emotional buildup.

Key facts

Medical condition.name: Pyromania
Medical condition.image: File:Burned container.jpg
Medical condition.caption: Garbage container damaged by fire
Medical condition.field: Psychiatry, clinical psychology
Medical condition.symptoms: Impulsive starting of fires
Medical condition.causes: Parental neglect, early physical or emotional abuse, early observation of inappropriate fire usage

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Research

545 papers

[Pathological fire-setting (pyromania)].Ryoikibetsu shokogun shirizu · 2003
Impulsivity.Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2000
[Arson and pyromania, update 2015].Revue medicale suisse · 2015
A look at firesetting, arson, and pyromania.International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology · 2015
Firesetting, arson, pyromania, and the forensic mental health expert.The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law · 2012

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NCI Thesaurus ID: C94334
exact match: identifiers.org/doid/DOID:12402
ICD-9-CM: 312.33
Commons category: Pyromania

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Diagnosis
ICD
DSM
Epidemiology
Arson and pyromania
Causes
Environmental
Individual
Treatment and prognosis
Drug treatments
History
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When around fires, a person with pyromania gains intense interest or fascination, and may also experience pleasure or relief. A common cause of pyromania is the buildup of stress in one's life.