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。本研究旨在探讨早期肾上腺素分泌（早期成熟阶段）的儿童在青春期是否存在心理健康状况不佳的风险，以及大脑发育异常是否与早期肾上腺素分泌和心理健康结果有关。这项研究的结果将对早期发现有心理健康问题风险的儿童产生影响。

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.