Citation

Virkkunen M. Acta Psychiatr. Scand. 1985; 72(1): 40-44.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2994368

Abstract

Male violent offenders (n = 90) and residivious arsonists (n = 10) were investigated by urinary (24 h) free cortisol measurements at mental examination on a psychiatric department. The measurements were made with competitive protein-binding radioassay. Only among the habitually violent offenders with antisocial personality were the values low when compared with other violent offenders, antisocial personality without the habitually violent tendency, and male clinic personnel. Poor motivation already in school, truancy, attention deficit and undersocialized aggressive conduct disorder problems seemed to be connected with the low cortisol levels.

Language: en