Growth, stature, and psychosocial well-being

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This book examines the relationship between physical growth and well-being. The questions as to what extent psychological conditions can influence growth, and whether body height has an influence on personality and well-being, are at the core of the book. The latter question is all the more important since treatments to influence body height are available, but entail considerable investments. Moreover, it no longer suffices to prove that a treatment improves physical parameters, but it has to be shown that patients benefit on the psychosocial level as well. Therefore, assessment of well-being is given special importance in this book.