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Thyroid function in postpartum psychosis: An exploratory study
Author(s) -
Sethy Rati Ranjan,
Garg Shobit,
Ram Daya,
Tikka Sai Krishna
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asia‐pacific psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1758-5872
pISSN - 1758-5864
DOI - 10.1111/appy.12465
Subject(s) - psychosis , psychopathology , thyroid function , thyroid , medicine , postpartum psychosis , psychology , endocrinology , psychiatry , bipolar disorder , lithium (medication)
The study aimed to compare thyroid function between psychosis with postpartum onset (PPO), psychosis without postpartum onset (PWPO), and normal postpartum females (HC). Twenty women were recruited in each of the three groups. The PPO group had significantly greater psychopathology and shorter episodes compared to the PWPO group. The PPO group was found to have significantly greater right lobe volume than the other groups. The PPO group also had significantly higher FT4 levels than the HC group. We conclude that isolated increase in FT4 and thyroid lobe volumetric changes could be more specifically associated with psychosis of post‐partum onset.