@article{ref1,
title="Aggression, impulsivity, plasma sex hormones, and biogenic amine turnover in a forensic population of rapists",
journal="Journal of sex and marital therapy",
year="2003",
author="Giotakos, Orestis and Markianos, Manolis and Vaidakis, Nikos and Christodoulou, George N.",
volume="29",
number="3",
pages="215-225",
abstract="The aim of the present study was to assess androgen plasma levels and biogenic amine metabolites in a sex-offender group as well as to investigate the relationship between the biological findings and the impulsive, aggressive, and suicidal profile of the offenders. Fifty-seven males convicted for rape and 25 normal males comprised the study sample. We found that although both testosterone levels and aggression-impulsivity scores were higher in the group of rapists, testosterone levels were not associated with the aggression and impulsivity scores. Nevertheless, aggression-impulsivity scores were clearly associated with luteinizing hormone levels. This association may indicate a hyperactive hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, possibly the result of a reduced serotonergic activity.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0092-623X",
doi="10.1080/00926230390155113",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00926230390155113"
}