title: Neurosteroids dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulfate in individuals with personality disorders convicted of serious violent crimes.
abstract: We studied blood serum levels of neurosteroids, dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulfate, in individuals with personality disorders convicted of serious violent crimes. The data were compared with that of a group of mentally and physically healthy persons convicted of acquisitive crimes, and with that of the control group. Significant increase in DHEA in both groups of convicts in comparison with the control was shown. The level of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate remained unchanged. Increased dehydroepiandrosterone level in the convicted individuals with personality disorders is probably more associated with detention stress than directly with psychopathology or criminal aggression.
authors: Mental Health Research Institute, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Tomsk, Russia. valia_as@mail.ru
authors: V A
authors: VA
authors: Gavrilova
authors: S A
authors: SA
authors: Ivanova
authors: S I
authors: SI
authors: Gusev
authors: M V
authors: MV
authors: Trofimova
authors: N A
authors: NA
authors: Bokhan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D003415:Crime / Q000523:psychology; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology*; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone / Q000097:blood*; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000097:blood*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000097:blood; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate