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      Effects of nutritional supplements on aggression, rule-breaking, and psychopathology among young adult prisoners.

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      Adolescent, Adult, Aggression, psychology, Catchment Area (Health), Dietary Supplements, Humans, Juvenile Delinquency, statistics & numerical data, Male, Netherlands, epidemiology, Nutritional Status, Prevalence, Prisoners, Questionnaires, Social Behavior Disorders, Young Adult

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          In an earlier study, improvement of dietary status with food supplements led to a reduction in antisocial behavior among prisoners. Based on these earlier findings, a study of the effects of food supplements on aggression, rule-breaking, and psychopathology was conducted among young Dutch prisoners. Two hundred and twenty-one young adult prisoners (mean age=21.0, range 18-25 years) received nutritional supplements containing vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids or placebos, over a period of 1-3 months. As in the earlier (British) study, reported incidents were significantly reduced (P=.017, one-tailed) in the active condition (n=115), as compared with placebo (n=106). Other assessments, however, revealed no significant reductions in aggressiveness or psychiatric symptoms. As the incidents reported concerned aggressive and rule-breaking behavior as observed by the prison staff, the results are considered to be promising. However, as no significant improvements were found in a number of other (self-reported) outcome measures, the results should be interpreted with caution. (c) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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