2003/01/01 by ORESTIS GIOTAKOS, Orestis Giotakos, Manolis Markianos +5 · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · Psychology · #Aggression #Androgen #Clinical psychology #Endocrinology #Hormonal and reproductive studies #Hormone #Impulsivity #Internal medicine #Luteinizing hormone #Medical emergency #Medicine #Poison control #Population #Psychiatry #Psychology #Serotonergic #Serotonin #Sexual Differentiation and Disorders #Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology #Testosterone (patch)
paper · doi:10.1080/00926230390155113
openalex publication_date 2003/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06
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.