Psychiatric characterization of children with genetic causes of hyperandrogenism [PDF]
Objective: Very little is known about the mental health status in children with genetic causes of hyperandrogenism. This study sought to characterize psychiatric morbidity in this group. Design/methods: Children (8-18 years) with the diagnosis of classic
Ernst, Monique +7 more
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The quantification of gender: Anorexia nervosa and femininity [PDF]
The ways in which Anorexia Nervosa (AN) has been described and explained has differed drastically over time although since it was first named in 1874 it has been primarily associated with women and girls it is argued in this paper that it came to be more
Till, C
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Demographic variables, clinical aspects, and medicolegal implications in a population of patients with adjustment disorder [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Although adjustment disorder (AD) is considered as residual diagnosis and receives little attention in research, it plays an important role in clinical practice and also assumes an increasingly important role in the field of legal medicine,
Anastasia, Annalisa +6 more
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Pituitary Macroadenoma in a Girl with Male Karyotype: A Rare Case Study
Macroadenoma is a tumor that typically develops in the epithelial cells of the pituitary gland. Patients suffering from the condition are often asymptomatic with complaints that are caused by hormonal imbalance. Therefore, chromosome analysis needs to be
Fatinah Shahab +5 more
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Background: Ovotesticular disorder is characterized by the presence of testicular and ovarian tissues in the same individual. Single gene mutations in SRY, SOX9, DMRT1 and DAX1 can lead to ovotesticular disorder of sexual development.
Metin Eser, Akif Ayaz
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The Genetic and Environmental Sources of Resemblance Between Normative Personality and Personality Disorder Traits [PDF]
Recent work has suggested a high level of congruence between normative personality, most typically represented by the big five factors, and abnormal personality traits.
Aggen, S. H. +8 more
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Allergic fetal priming leads to developmental, behavioral and neurobiological changes in mice. [PDF]
The state of the mother's immune system during pregnancy has an important role in fetal development and disruptions in the balance of this system are associated with a range of neurologic, neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders ...
Ashwood, P +4 more
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Anxious to see you: Neuroendocrine mechanisms of social vigilance and anxiety during adolescence. [PDF]
Social vigilance is a behavioral strategy commonly used in adverse or changing social environments. In animals, a combination of avoidance and vigilance allows an individual to evade potentially dangerous confrontations while monitoring the social ...
Cassano G. B. +6 more
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Disorders/differences of sex development (DSDs) are a group of rare and phenotypically variable diseases. The underlying genetic causes of most cases of 46XY DSDs remains unknown.
Meng-Che Tsai +6 more
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An assessment of the quality of the I-DSD and the I-CAH registries - international registries for rare conditions affecting sex development [PDF]
With the proliferation of rare disease registries, there is a need for registries to undergo an assessment of their quality against agreed standards to ensure their long-term sustainability and acceptability.This study was performed to evaluate the I-DSD
Ahmed, S.F. +5 more
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