Pyromania is defined as a pattern of deliberate setting of fires for pleasure or satisfaction derived from the relief of tension experienced before the fire-setting. Pyromaniacs are very different from arsonists.
An arsonist will light a fire in order to destroy something. For pyromaniacs the reason for lighting fires is to see the flames and to experience the fire itself.
Some of the symptoms of this illness include the following:
- Deliberate, purposeful fire setting on more than one occasion
- A fascination with and attraction to fire, fire alarms, fire paraphernalia
- Fire is not set for money, anger, social or political reasons, or to conceal criminal activity
- Tension or anxiety prior to the action, followed by relief after the fire is set
- Patient likes to watch fires of any kind
Pyromania is thought to be part of a bipolar disorder and the treatments for this can be found at the following site:
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