DDT and personal violence (suicide and homicide).
For 12 industrialized nations in 1965, suicide and homicide rates were not associated with the per capita use of DDT.
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Psychology Program, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Jimmie Leeds Road, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195, USA. lesterd@stockton.edu
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Gary
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D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003634:DDT / Q000600:supply & distribution / Q000633:toxicity*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism; D010575:Pesticides / Q000600:supply & distribution / Q000633:toxicity*; D012306:Risk; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
D010575:Pesticides; D012701:Serotonin; D003634:DDT; D009638:Norepinephrine