Abnormalities in Hair Trace Elements as Indicators of Aberrant Behavior

Abnormalities in Hair Trace Elements as Indicators of Aberrant Behavior

Louis A. Gottschalk, MD, PH.D

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Louis A. Gottschalk, MD, PH.D, Chair, Dept of Psychiatry, University of California, Irvine collected head hair samples from repeat aberrant, violent criminals in California jails and prisons.  Dr. Gottschalk was looking for a "metal marker" and as reported in 1990 in the  peer review journal, "Comprehensive Psychiatry", manganese was 300% higher in the head hair of aberrant,violent criminals vs. 11 % in non-aberrant, violent matched criminals.

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