Acta Psychopathologica Open Access

  • ISSN: 2469-6676
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Pyromania

Pyromania is indicated by fascination, curiosity, or attraction to purposely setting things on fire. It can occur due to delusional thinking, impaired judgement due to other mental disorders, or simply as aggressive behavior to express anger.

Symptoms may include:

Being very tense or very excited before setting the fire.

Being attracted by fire and objects, people, or situations related to fire.

Not caring about the loss of property, the injuries, or even the deaths that result from fires.