Serum Thyrotropin Concentrations and Bioactivity During Sleep Deprivation in Depression
Author(s) -
David N. Orth,
Richard C. Shelton,
Wendell E. Nicholson,
Paolo BeckPeccoz,
Andrew J. Tomarken,
Luca Persani,
Peter T. Loosen
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.58.1.77
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , subclinical infection , thyroid function , sleep deprivation , depression (economics) , circadian rhythm , thyrotropin releasing hormone , trh stimulation test , thyroid , thyroid function tests , psychology , hormone , economics , macroeconomics
One night of sleep deprivation induces a brief remission in about half of depressed patients. Subclinical hypothyroidism may be associated with depression, and changes in hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid function may affect the mood response to sleep deprivation. We wished to define precisely the status of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis of depressed patients during sleep deprivation and the possible relationship of hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid function to the mood response.
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