title: A psychiatric profile before and after reconstructive surgery in children with Apert's syndrome.
abstract: Twenty-five children with Apert's syndrome, characterised by craniosynostosis and symmetrical syndactyly of hands and feet, were seen by a psychosocial team. The patients ranged in age from 1 month to 15 years. All had undergone synostosis release in the first year of life and were being assessed for craniofacial reconstructive surgery. Psychosocial adjustment was evaluated using a semistructured interview, psychometric testing. Piers-Harris Self-concept Inventory and Hay's Appearance Rating Scale administered by a team consisting of a child psychiatrist, psychologist and social worker, 6 months before surgery and 1, 2 and 4 years after surgery.
mesh_terms: D000168:Acrocephalosyndactylia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012649:Self Concept; D013518:Surgery, Plastic