Eight contributions by clinicians specialized in endocrinology and psychiatry summarize current data on the role of hormones in the etiology of childhood psychiatric disorders. They consolidate research studies of behavioral consequences associated with congenital and acquired thyroid diseases and also introduce more recent studies relating to the effects of environmental exposure to synthetic chemicals. This book does not include analysis of the thyroid state of children with psychiatric disorders; rather, it focuses on the consequences of thyroid disease and insights regarding underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of psychiatric disorders. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR