Turner's Syndrome: Continuing to thrive at 75

Authors
Citation
Jo. Smith, Turner's Syndrome: Continuing to thrive at 75, J GERONT S, 31(3-4), 1999, pp. 187-195
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Public Health & Health Care Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORK
ISSN journal
01634372 → ACNP
Volume
31
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
187 - 195
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-4372(1999)31:3-4<187:TSCTTA>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Turner's Syndrome (T.S.), a female chromosomal aberration, occurs in approx imately 1 in 2,500 female births (Orten 1990). There have been few studies of women with this condition as they age. The author provides a psyche-soci al history of one of Dr. Henry Turner's original patients, seen in 1937 whe n he identified T.S. This article describes the vocational and educational achievements and emotional and psychological health of this oldest known wo man with T.S. This chronicle illustrates the positive and negative impact o f receiving little information about the syndrome, and provides recommendat ions for intervention by professionals who work with this population.