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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-12-4
pubmed:abstractText
The advent of biosynthetic growth hormone (GH) has been accompanied by a transformation in the clinical management of youths with short stature. An important--if not always explicitly stated--goal of endocrine therapies is an improvement in the psychological adaptation of individuals with short stature. Negative stereotypes regarding short stature constitute a potential source of psychosocial stress for the affected child and, in turn, the entire family. Nevertheless, studies have demonstrated that the psychological adaptation of individuals who are shorter than average is largely indistinguishable from others, whether in childhood, adolescence or adulthood. "Short stature" as an isolated physical characteristic appears to hold little value as a predictor of the individual's psychological adaptation or quality of life. In order to avoid the unwarranted medicalizing of healthy short stature, clinicians would be well advised to incorporate factors beyond auxology in the decision-making algorithm when selecting and preparing patients for possible growth-promoting therapies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1521-690X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
449-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
The psychosocial consequences of short stature: a review of the evidence.
pubmed:affiliation
Pediatric Psychiatry and Physiology, The Children's Hospital of Buffalo, 219 Bryant Street, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't