title: [Psychosomatic aspects of growth retardation].
abstract: Emotional deprivation is one of the possible causes of failure to thrive. Deprivation dwarfism is also associated with growth hormone deficiency, which disappears when the child is removed from his harmful environment. This phenomenon may constitute a pertinent model for etiopathogenic studies in child psychosomatics with particular emphasis on exploration of the linkage between biological, environmental and psychic factors.
authors.affiliation: Division de pédopsychiatrie, Hôpital de l'Enfance, Lausanne.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ansermet
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004392:Dwarfism / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000150:complications; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008606:Mental Processes; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation; D012931:Social Environment
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone
vernacular_title: Psychosomatique du retard de croissance.