It has been reported that girls at onset of idiopathic central precocious puberty (ICPP) and during treatment have symbiotic character traits. The aim of this study was to investigate the development of character in a group of adolescents. Ten adolescent girls aged 14 years treated for ICPP were evaluated. All the adolescents in the study had a negative body image compared with age-matched controls and expressed a strong inhibition of their femininity. Their poor body image is reflected by their limited self-esteem. These adolescents have not been able to operate a reorganization of their affective life and therefore go through the necessarily slow and painful separation from their family. Symbiotic traits are "hard-wired" into their lives. These results suggest that at ICPP onset, in addition to setting up an educational program for the parents, it is equally important to supply psychological support for the patients in order to gain a better interaction between biological, psychological and cultural influences.
Adolescent girls with idiopathic central precocious puberty: typical character traits / A., Officioso; Salerno, Mariacarolina; T., Lettiero; M., Micillo; L., Pisaturo; S. Di M. a. i., O.. - In: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. - ISSN 0334-018X. - STAMPA. - 13:1(2000), pp. 835-839.
Adolescent girls with idiopathic central precocious puberty: typical character traits.
SALERNO, MARIACAROLINA;
2000
Abstract
It has been reported that girls at onset of idiopathic central precocious puberty (ICPP) and during treatment have symbiotic character traits. The aim of this study was to investigate the development of character in a group of adolescents. Ten adolescent girls aged 14 years treated for ICPP were evaluated. All the adolescents in the study had a negative body image compared with age-matched controls and expressed a strong inhibition of their femininity. Their poor body image is reflected by their limited self-esteem. These adolescents have not been able to operate a reorganization of their affective life and therefore go through the necessarily slow and painful separation from their family. Symbiotic traits are "hard-wired" into their lives. These results suggest that at ICPP onset, in addition to setting up an educational program for the parents, it is equally important to supply psychological support for the patients in order to gain a better interaction between biological, psychological and cultural influences.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
