Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide
Pyromania
DEFINITION
- Pyromania is an impulse-control disorder characterized by the deliberate setting of fires, accompanied by a fascination with fire, preceded by tension before the act, followed by relief or pleasure, and with no secondary gain derived from the act.
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Last updated: August 24, 2025
Citation
Gary, Joseph, et al. "Pyromania." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2025. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787094/all/Pyromania.
Gary J, Colaianni A, Bienvenu O. Pyromania. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787094/all/Pyromania. Accessed October 28, 2025.
Gary, J., Colaianni, A., & Bienvenu, O. (2025). Pyromania. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787094/all/Pyromania
Gary J, Colaianni A, Bienvenu O. Pyromania [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. [cited 2025 October 28]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787094/all/Pyromania.
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