Transdiagnostic psychiatric disorder risk associated with early age of menarche: a latent modeling approach

Earlier age of pubertal maturation in females is associated with increased risk for mental health problems in adolescence, compared with on-time or later maturation. However, most investigations of pubertal timing and mental health consider risk for individual disorders and fail to account for comorbidity. A latent-modeling approach using a large, nationally representative sample could better explain the transdiagnostic nature of the consequences of early-onset puberty.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - July 6, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jonathan Platt, Natalie L. Colich, Katie A. McLaughlin, Dahsan Gary, Katherine M. Keyes Source Type: research