Citation

Virkkunen M. Neuropsychobiology 1983; 10(2-3): 65-69.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, Karger Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6674827

Abstract

Serum cholesterol fasting concentrations were measured in 280 male homicidal offenders. Those with an antisocial personality or an intermittent explosive disorder with a habitually violent tendency in both when under the influence of alcohol showed a lower mean level of serum cholesterol than did other offenders. The results were also compatible with the hypotheses that antisocial personality consists of two groups. The exact reason for the finding is not clear but it could be connected with an enhanced insulin secretion.

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