Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7531208 | Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences | 2016 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Despite abounding evidence for the harmful effects of synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroids, they are commonly misused for competitive and body-image reasons. Steroids are often used in the context of poly-drug misuse, which may mask their specific effects on behaviour, such as increasing aggression. We present our case report as a concrete example of current steroid-related substance-misuse trends. A 25-year old Finnish male with various psychiatric and drug-related symptomology, but almost no previous history of aggressive behaviour, battered his wife to death and mutilated her body after a five-week steroid regimen.
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Authors
Allan Seppänen, Markku Eronen,