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Descriptor English: Firesetting Behavior
Descriptor Spanish: Piromanía
Descriptor piromanía
Entry term(s) conducta incendiaria
Scope note: Compulsión para provocar fuegos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Piromania
Descriptor French: Pyromanie
Entry term(s): Arson
Arsons
Behavior, Firesetting
Behaviors, Firesetting
Firesetting Behaviors
Pyromania
Pyromanias
Tree number(s): F03.250.300
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005391
Scope note: A compulsion to set fires.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Fires (1966-1975)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS 1981-90; was see under COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR 1976-80
History Note: 91(76); was see under IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS 1981-90; was see under COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR 1976-80
DeCS ID: 5526
Unique ID: D005391
NLM Classification: WM 192
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/21
Revision Date: 2015/06/30
Firesetting Behavior - Preferred
Concept UI M0008513
Scope note A compulsion to set fires.
Preferred term Firesetting Behavior
Entry term(s) Behavior, Firesetting
Behaviors, Firesetting
Firesetting Behaviors
Pyromania
Pyromanias
Arson - Broader
Concept UI M0008512
Preferred term Arson
Entry term(s) Arsons



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