Translation

compulsive thief / impulse-control disorder patient

Meaning

A person who has a persistent, uncontrollable urge to steal items, typically without any need or desire for the objects themselves.

Examples

• The character in the novel was portrayed as a misunderstood kleptomaniac who stole random household objects.
  その小説の登場人物は、日用品を無差別に盗んでしまう、誤解された窃盗症患者として描かれていた。
• Psychologists often treat a kleptomaniac by focusing on the underlying impulse control issues rather than the act of theft itself.
  心理学者は、窃盗という行為そのものよりも、根底にある衝動制御の問題に焦点を当てて窃盗症患者を治療することが多い。