TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Psychiatric disorders and peer-victimization in children and adolescents with growth hormone deficiency
JO  - Clinical pediatrics
A1  - Gizli Çoban, Özge
A1  - Bedel, Aynur
A1  - Önder, Arif
A1  - Sürer Adanir, Aslı
A1  - Tuhan, Hale
A1  - Parlak, Mesut
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - In this study, we aimed to investigate psychiatric disorders, bullying/victimization, and quality of life in children and adolescents with idiopathic growth hormone deficiency (GHD). Sixty-one children and adolescents who were diagnosed as having idiopathic GHD were evaluated using a semistructured interview by a child and adolescent psychiatrist. Some 45.9% of the subjects with GHD were diagnosed with at least 1 psychiatric disorder. The most common psychiatric diagnosis was social anxiety disorder (18.3%). Twenty-eight percent of the subjects reported being bullied by their peers. Victimization rates were less frequent in those treated for more than 1 year. Children aged between 6 and 12 years had poorer quality of life and higher anxiety levels than adolescents aged between 13 and 18 years. Due to the higher rates of existing psychiatric disorders, the clinical management of patients with GHD should be conducted with a multidisciplinary approach, in which pediatric endocrinologists and mental health professionals work in coordination.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-9228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00099228221096654
ID  - ref1
ER  -