Serum cholesterol levels and frequency of aggression

Psychol Rep. 1994 Apr;74(2):622. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1994.74.2.622.

Abstract

Analysis of serum cholesterol levels of 106 male forensic patients showed significant differences in frequency of aggression, with low cholesterol levels predominant among those more frequently violent.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Aggression / psychology*
  • Cholesterol / blood*
  • Forensic Psychiatry*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / blood
  • Violence

Substances

  • Cholesterol