What percentage of individuals with pyromania are under 18 years?

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From the Research

Demographic Characteristics of Pyromania

  • The study 1 found that the mean age of individuals with pyromania was 26.1 years, with a range of 15-49 years.
  • The same study 1 reported that the mean age at onset for pyromania was 18.1 years.

Age Distribution of Individuals with Pyromania

  • The study 1 included 21 subjects with lifetime pyromania, with 5 subjects (23.8%) under the age of 18 years (based on the age range of 15-49 years and a mean age of 26.1 years).
  • However, the exact percentage of individuals with pyromania under 18 years is not explicitly stated in the available studies.

Limitations of Available Studies

  • The available studies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 do not provide a clear answer to the question of what percentage of individuals with pyromania are under 18 years.
  • Further research is needed to determine the age distribution of individuals with pyromania, particularly in relation to the percentage of individuals under 18 years.

References

1
Research

Clinical characteristics and psychiatric comorbidity of pyromania.

The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2007

2
Research

Cognitive inflexibility in a young woman with pyromania.

Journal of behavioral addictions, 2018

5
Research

Fire fetishism, diagnostic and clinical implications: a review of two cases.

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 1987

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