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Two cases of children with different types of dwarfism were presented, along with references to other children in a group or 12 individuals. General observations were made on the group as a whole, and certain assumptions concerning their personality structure were advanced. Distinctions were drawn between the personality characteristics seen in children with hypopituitary disease versus those with the so-called constitutional type of dwarfism. Correlations with general personality theory were made.
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This study was undertaken while the author was a staff psychiatrist at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Krims, M.B. Observations on children who suffer from dwarfism. Psych Quar 42, 430–443 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01564383
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