Body Perception, Self-Esteem, and Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Adolescents Diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Autor: Seda Aybüke Sari, Nurullah Çelik, Ayla Uzun Cicek
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 33:691-696
ISSN: 1083-3188
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2020.08.018
Popis: To investigate adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in terms of body perception, self-esteem, and comorbid psychiatric diseases by comparing them with their healthy peers.Cross-sectional design.The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology outpatient clinic of Cumhuriyet University in Sivas, Turkey.Fifty female adolescents aged 12-18 years who were diagnosed as having PCOS and 37 healthy adolescents aged 12-18 years.All adolescents were evaluated by a child and adolescent psychiatrist using a semistructured interview (Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children) and asked to complete the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Children's Depression Inventory, and Body Image Scale.The rate of psychiatric disorders in the PCOS group was significantly higher than in the control participants (16/50 (32%) vs 5/37 (13.5%), respectively; P = .046). The most common disorder was major depressive disorder. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Body Image Scale scores of the PCOS group were lower (P = .03; P .001, respectively), and Children's Depression Inventory scores were higher (P = .03) than in the control group. There was no significant relationship between obesity, hirsutism, and insulin resistance with any psychiatric disorders in the PCOS group.Adolescents with PCOS had more psychopathology than their peers. Moreover, their self-esteem was lower and their body perceptions were more dissatisfied compared with their peers.
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