title: A Pilot Study: Association between Minor Physical Anomalies in Childhood and Future Mental Problems.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to investigate association between early recognizable minor physical abnormality (MPA) during childhood is associated with mental health problems in young adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  In 1984, 169 preschool children in central Taiwan underwent a detailed physical examination for subtle abnormalities (MPA). Fourteen years later, the Brief Symptom Rating Scale (BSRS) and Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ) were used to measure specific psychiatric symptoms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There is an association between MPA during childhood and adult characterized with interpersonal sensitivity, anxiety, depression and paranoid mental health symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The signs of childhood MPA can be easily identified and should be regarded as risk factors when predicting mental disorder. Mental health professionals should consider MPAs as important signs for possible development of emotional problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan. ; Institutes of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Cheng-Chen
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yue-Cune
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Beitou Branch, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Kuei
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. ; Department of Health Care Management, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ruu-Fen
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Tzang
keywords: Minor physical anomalies; Psychiatric symptom
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