Does Steroid Abuse Cause—or Excuse—Violence?
- 1 February 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Physician and Sportsmedicine
- Vol. 17 (2) , 176-185
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.1989.11709715
Abstract
Some researchers claim that the psychiatric effects of steroid abuse, such as violent aggressiveness, pose a significant threat to society. Ironically, some lawyers see such abuse as opening the door to an insanity plea.Keywords
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