Citation

Hendricks SE, Fitzpatrick DF, Hartmann K, Quaife MA, Stratbucker RA, Graber B. J. Clin. Psychiatry 1988; 49(3): 108-112.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68106.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Physicians Postgraduate Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3346198

Abstract

Sixteen men incarcerated in a state psychiatric facility pursuant to sexual molestation of children and/or adolescents were evaluated by computed tomography (CT) head scans and regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) estimation. Compared with controls, child molesters were found to have thinner and less dense skulls and lower rCBF values. Variations from control values in rCBF and characteristics of CT head scans for the sex offenders suggest a role for cerebral dysfunction in the etiology of their aberrant behavior.

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