Journal article
The role of central and peripheral hormones in sexual and violent recidivism in sex offenders.
Abstract
Hormonal factors are important in multifactorial theories of sexual offending. The relationship between hormones and aggression in nonhumans is well established, but the putative effect in humans is more complex, and the direction of the effect is usually unclear. In this study, a large sample (N = 771) of adult male sex offenders was assessed between 1982 and 1996. Gonadotrophic (follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone) and …
Authors
Kingston DA; Seto MC; Ahmed AG; Fedoroff P; Firestone P; Bradford JM
Journal
The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 476–485
Publication Date
2012
ISSN
1093-6793