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Paedophilia and Hyperprolactinaemia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Paul Harrison ,
Philip Strangeway ,
Jacinta McCann  and
Jose Catalan
Paul Harrison
Affiliation:
Departments of Anatomy and Psychiatry, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG
Philip Strangeway
Affiliation:
The Elms Clinic, Horton General Hospital, Banbury, Oxon OX16 9AJ
Jacinta McCann
Affiliation:
Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX
Jose Catalan*
Affiliation:
Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

The case of a man presenting with paedophilia who has found to be hyperprolactinaemic is described. There is possibly a link between paedophilia and endocrine disorders.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 155 , Issue 6 , December 1989 , pp. 847 - 848
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989 

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