Abstract
Objective: Recognize the emotional consequences of early puberty on children's development, aiming to update this clinical condition of great importance for Pediatric Endocrinology and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Methods: An integrative literature review was carried out using the keywords "precocious puberty", "child development", "children" and "emotional consequences" in the main electronic databases: LILACS, Scielo and PubMed. Results: 132 scientific publications were found according to the following guiding question: in addition to the physical repercussions, are there emotional consequences for the development of children affected by precocious puberty? Of these, 14 met the inclusion criteria and 118 publications did not meet the inclusion criteria and were discarded. Final considerations: Early puberty is associated with the development of anxiety and / or depression disorders and it is therefore essential that parents seek specialized medical help in cases of suspicion and / or the appearance of clinical signs. Therefore, treatment should be instituted when necessary since it can have a beneficial action in delaying the development of secondary sexual characteristics and also in preventing emotional problems.