A persistent impulse to start fires. The disorder is more often diagnosed in males, and may be associated with a low , alcohol abuse, and a psychosexual disorder.
A powerful urge in a person to set things on ?re. A?ected individuals, more commonly males, are called pyromaniacs. They usually have a history of fascination with ?re since childhood and obtain pleasure or relief of tension from causing ?res. Treatment is di?cult and pyromaniacs commonly end up in the courts.
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