ANABOLIC-ANDROGENIC STEROID ABUSE AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
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Mr. A, an auto mechanic by trade, is a heavily muscled 26-year-old, single, black man who presented to an outpatient psychiatric clinic angrily demanding to see a doctor. During an initial evaluation, he complained of frequent homicidal thoughts of killing his last two employers who fired him because he threatened co-workers who he believed were “plotting” against him. He could not give supporting evidence for his claims. His girlfriend stated that he had grown increasingly hostile and
ANABOLIC STEROID ABUSE AND PERSONALITY PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
Some investigators have suggested that personality psychopathology may be a risk factor for anabolic steroid use and abuse. A relationship between personality psychopathology and anabolic steroid use has been reported in only two studies. Using a self-report inventory10 comprised of the 11 personality disorder categories of the DSM-III, Yates et al22 reported that anabolic-steroid users (n=20) and weight lifter controls (n=20) had a higher prevalence of cluster B (histrionic, narcissistic,
SUMMARY
Anabolic steroid abuse is a significant public health problem. There is evidence from both case reports and empirical studies that abuse of these drugs causes significant psychiatric and medical effects. There appears to be a relationship between increased dosages and severity of psychiatric symptomatology. Research is needed on the role of pathologic personality traits in the initiation and maintenance of anabolic steroid abuse.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors thank Sabine Chrisman, PhD, for her helpful editorial comments.
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