Pubertal timing, brain development and mental health in adolescence

众所周知，青春期提前与未来的心理健康问题有关。这项研究旨在调查早期经历肾上腺发育(成熟的早期阶段)的儿童在青春期是否有心理健康不良的风险，以及大脑发育异常是否导致早期肾上腺发育和心理健康结果之间的联系。这项研究的结果将对及早发现有心理健康问题风险的儿童具有重要意义。

Early timing of puberty is known to be associated with future mental health problems. This study aims to investigate whether children who go through adrenarche (an earlier phase of maturation) early are at risk for poor mental health during adolescence, and whether abnormal brain development is responsible for linking early adrenarche and mental health outcomes. The results of this research will have implications for the early detection of children at risk for mental health problems.