Journal article
Illicit anabolic steroid use: a controlled personality study
Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, Vol.81(6), pp.548-550
Accepted for publication January 27, 1990
06/1990
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1990.tb05496.x
PMID: 2378247
Abstract
The illicit use of anabolic steroids for strength and cosmetic reasons appears to be an increasing problem. Although alcohol and drug abuse have been associated with increased risk for personality psychopathology, the personality correlates of illicit anabolic steroid abuse are unknown. To determine whether personality psychopathology is common among anabolic steroid users, we evaluated a series of illicit anabolic steroid users and compared them with a group of age‐matched alcoholics and 2 control groups. Anabolic steroid users were found to have increased risk for personality psychopathology compared with community controls. This risk appeared to be partially explained by a group membership effect. Additionally, similar to the alcoholic group, illicit anabolic steroid users also demonstrated significant antisocial traits. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Illicit anabolic steroid use: a controlled personality study
- Creators
- W. R. Yates - University of IowaP. J. Perry - University of IowaK. H. Andersen - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, Vol.81(6), pp.548-550
- Edition
- Accepted for publication January 27, 1990
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1990.tb05496.x
- PMID
- 2378247
- ISSN
- 0001-690X
- eISSN
- 1600-0447
- Number of pages
- 3
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/1990
- Academic Unit
- Pharmacy; Anatomy and Cell Biology; Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984284324002771
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