Psychosocial short stature is characterised by growth failure in association with emotional deprivation. Hyperphagic short stature is a variant of psychosocial short stature which has short stature in association with appetite and other behavioural problems. These children demonstrate biochemical evidence of growth hormone insufficiency, but they do not respond to growth hormone therapy. A change in social environment brings about catch-up growth and resolution of behavioural abnormalities.1
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/doctor/paediatrics/hyperphagic-short-stature-syndrome