The effect of iatrogenic subclinical hyperthyroidism on anxiety, depression and quality of life in differentiated thyroid carcinoma | Zendy

Nazlı Gülsoy Kirnap | Zendy; Özlem Turhan İyidir | Zendy; Yusuf Bozkuş | Zendy; Şerife Mehlika Işildak | Zendy; Cüneyd Anıl | Zendy; Sevde Nur Fırat | Zendy; Canan Demir | Zendy; Aslı Nar | Zendy; Neslihan Başçıl Tütüncü | Zendy

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The effect of iatrogenic subclinical hyperthyroidism on anxiety, depression and quality of life in differentiated thyroid carcinoma

Author(s) -

Nazlı Gülsoy Kirnap,

Özlem Turhan İyidir,

Yusuf Bozkuş,

Şerife Mehlika Işildak,

Cüneyd Anıl,

Sevde Nur Fırat,

Canan Demir,

Aslı Nar,

Neslihan Başçıl Tütüncü

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

turkish journal of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277

H-Index - 27

eISSN - 1303-6165

pISSN - 1300-0144

DOI - 10.3906/sag-1902-176

Subject(s) - euthyroid , medicine , subclinical infection , anxiety , depression (economics) , thyroid , quality of life (healthcare) , thyroid carcinoma , beck anxiety inventory , endocrinology , gastroenterology , beck depression inventory , psychiatry , nursing , economics , macroeconomics

Overt thyroidism is known to cause neuropsychiatric disorders but studies on subclinical hyperthyroidism (SCH) are limited. Subclinical hyperthyroidism induction by administering L-Thyroxine (LT4) is the standard treatment method in differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) follow-up. Our aim was to investigate whether anxiety, depression and quality of life are affected in DTC patients followed-up with exogenous SCH.

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