Are dipsomania, kleptomania, pyromania, etc., valid forms of mental disease?

Are dipsomania, kleptomania, pyromania, etc., valid forms of mental disease?

Collection:
Medicine in the Americas, 1610-1920
Author(s):
Everts, Orpheus, 1826-1903 author
Contributor(s):
Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane.
Publication:
[Utica, N.Y.?] : [publisher not identified], [1887?]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders -- classification
Persons with Psychiatric Disorders
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain (More information)
Extent:
8 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101177200 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101177200