Am J Psychiatry 1976; 133:662-668
Copyright © 1976 by American Psychiatric Association
The behavior of hypersexual delinquent girls
JD Goodman
The author presents case reports of seven girls with histories of
hypersexual behavior associated with delinquency, aggressive behavior, and
hypomania. Six of the girls had been exposed to virilizing hormones in
utero or in childhood. Most of the girls in the sample were hirsute, tended
toward mesomorphic build, and had been young at menarche. The author
postulates that exposure to virilizing hormones can result in the kind of
hypersexuality and delinquent behavior observed in his sample; he points
out the need for adequate medical attention to this type of patient.
