BEHAVIORAL CORRELATES OF ENDOCRINE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN

该项目包括一系列研究， 年轻患者内分泌失调的行为相关性， 包括儿童性早熟，特纳综合征， 和生长激素缺乏症 第一个目标是 确定这些孩子是否有问题的风险， 心理社会适应 在一个早熟的儿童样本中， 青春期，我们报道说，这些孩子，事实上， 超出正常范围的各种适应问题。 一 目前的目标是确定造成这种情况的因素 发现上一财政年度的分析集中在 发病年龄、发病前症状持续时间 开始治疗，治疗前的医疗状况为 根据骨龄、相对身高、阴毛阶段和 促性腺激素和性类固醇的水平 总的来说，这些因素 具有协同效应，即，他们的影响力更强， 考虑到其他因素，而不是在考虑他们的 个人影响力。 这个项目已经终止。

This project encompasses a series of studies examining the behavioral correlates of endocrine disorders in young patients, including children with precocious puberty, Turner's syndrome, and growth hormone deficiency. A first objective was to determine whether these children are at risk for problems in psychosocial adjustment. In a sample of children with precocious puberty, we reported that these children do, in fact, show an above-normal incidence of a variety of adjustment problems. A current objective is to ascertain the factor(s) responsible for this finding. Analyses during the past fiscal year have focused on the combined influence of age of onset, duration of symptoms before treatment was begun, and pretreatment medical status as indicated by bone age, relative height, pubic hair stage and the levels of gonadotropins and sex steroids. In general these factors had a synergistic effect, i.e., their influence was stronger when taking into account the other factors than when looking at their influence individually. This project has been terminated.