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Pedophilia is accompanied by increased plasma concentrations of catecholamines, in particular epinephrine
M Maes1, N De Vos, F Van Hunsel
1Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, University Hospital of, Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands. crc-mh@online.be
Psychiatry Research
|July 27, 2001
Abstract:
Plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine concentrations were measured in pedophiles and normal men both in placebo conditions and after administration of meta-chlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP), a post-synaptic 5-HT2 receptor agonist. The plasma concentrations of catecholamines, in particular epinephrine, were significantly increased in pedophiles. It is concluded that pedophiles may have an increased activity of the sympathoadrenal system.