Psychiatry and Psychology

Firesetting Behavior

A compulsion to set fires.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A compulsion to set fires.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Pyromania
  • Behavior, Firesetting
  • Behaviors, Firesetting
  • Firesetting Behaviors
  • Pyromanias
  • Arson
  • Arsons

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Aspects Covered

31 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

91(76); was see under IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS 1981-90; was see under COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR 1976-80

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Previous Indexing

  • Fires (1966-1975)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. F03w.250w.300w

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NLM Classification

WM 192

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Firesetting Behavior. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005391. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005391
  2. Firesetting Behavior. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyromania
  3. Firesetting Behavior. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q622604