… in the clinical management of youths with short stature. An important ± if not … with short
stature. Negative stereotypes regarding short stature constitute a potential source of psychosocial …

… short young adults reported to be juvenilized was the only observed negative consequence
of short stature. … adults with short stature is better than parents had feared before treatment. …

… We searched the Medline and PsycInfo databases using the following search terms: (idiopathic
short stature OR short stature) AND (psychosocial OR behavior OR quality of life OR …

… must work with families to fully examine and weigh potential risks and benefits of using
rhGH to address the perceived associations between short stature and psychosocial problems. …

… Where short stature is the result of GH deficiency, the case for intervention is clear and …
between short stature and psychosocial dysfunction. The common perception that short stature is …

… are at risk for psychosocial impairments, patients with short stature rarely present with …
debate about the psychosocial adaptation of children with short stature by conceptualizing …

… or social functioning relative to persons of average or tall stature. Commonly held
stereotypes about the social liabilities of short stature (SS) are likely partially responsible for this …

… shorter. This study also did not examine the relattonship between stature-related psychosocial
… For instance, 1f psychosocial stressors are found to be linked to problems of adjustment, …

… It has been suggested that short stature leads to psychosocial difficulties. If so, then these
should be most marked in children attending growth disorder clinics. We have tested this …

… lives as short normal adults and this literature review begins with a critical examination of
the psychosocial data pertaining to stature in adulthood, before turning its attention to the short …