SERUM-CHOLESTEROL IN ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY

被引:109
作者
VIRKKUNEN, M
机构
[1] Psychiatrie Clinic, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki
关键词
Adrenocortical hypofunction; Antisocial personality; Autonomic arousal; Cholesterol level;
D O I
10.1159/000117660
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Serum cholesterol fasting concentrations were measured in 274 subjects with personality disorders, who had committed offences. Of these subjects, 139 were found to possess the antisocial personality (sociopathy or psychopathy). With standardized ages, the group of subjects with antisocial personality had a clearly lower mean level of serum cholesterol than the group with other personality disorders which was used as a control group. The use of a mean male population with standardized ages as a control group further emphasized the low values of the serum cholesterol of the antisocial personality group. © 1979 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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