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BIOCHEMICAL APPROACHES TO OFFENDER REHABILITATION

NCJ Number
40158
Journal
OFFENDER REHABILITATION Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Dated: (FALL 1976) Pages: 115-123
Author(s)
L J HIPPCHEN
Date Published
1976
Length
13 pages
Annotation
THIS PAPER DISCUSSES RECENT RESEARCH FINDINGS THAT SUGGEST THAT DELINQUENCY AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR MAY WELL HAVE CAUSES RELATED TO BIOCHEMICAL DEFICIENCIES AND/OR DEPENDENCIES.
Abstract
THE IMPLICATIONS OF THESE FINDINGS FOR CORRECTIONAL REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ENORMOUS. THE PAPER DESCRIBES FOUR OF THE TYPICAL KINDS OF SYMPTOM GROUPS FREQUENTLY FOUND AMONG THOSE SUFFERING FROM BIOCHEMICAL DEFICIENCIES OR DEPENDENCIES, AND THESE SYMPTOMS ARE SHOWN TO BE RELATED TO BEHAVIOR COMMON AMONG MANY DELINQUENTS AND CRIMINALS. A REVIEW IS ALSO MADE OF A GROUP OF TREATMENT STRATEGIES THAT HAVE BEEN USED SUCCESSFULLY IN THE TREATMENT OF THESE PROBLEMS, BASICALLY THROUGH THE USE OF HIGHLY NUTRITIONAL DIETS AND MEGADOSES OF SELECTED VITAMINS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)....PLO