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Antithyroid antibodies in major depression
Author(s) -
Joffe R. T.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1987.tb02925.x
Subject(s) - anti thyroid autoantibodies , antibody , depression (economics) , medicine , titer , antibody titer , bipolar disorder , thyroid function , lithium (medication) , immunology , thyroid , autoantibody , economics , macroeconomics
— Antithyroid antibodies were measured in 58 patients with unipolar major depressive disorder. None of the patients had received prior lithium treatment. Five patients had antimicrosomal and antithyroglobulin antibodies. The prevalence rate of detectable antibody titers approximates that found in normal subjects. The presence of detectable antibody titers was not related to abnormal thyroid function tests. The implications of these findings are discussed.