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Hyperthyroxinemia in major affective disorders
Author(s) -
Styra R.,
Joffe R.,
Singer W.
Publication year - 1991
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.1600-0447.1991.tb05512.x
Subject(s) - medicine , antidepressant , bipolar disorder , psychology , depression (economics) , psychiatry , endocrinology , clinical psychology , lithium (medication) , hippocampus , economics , macroeconomics
Ninety‐nine patients fulfilling DSM‐III criteria for primary major affective disorder, either bipolar or unipolar, were studied. A 12% prevalence of elevated thyroxine levels was found. Three of the 12 hyperthyroxinemia patients also had elevated free thyroxine index. No statistically significant difference in response to antidepressant treatment was observed between the hyperthyroxinemia group and the normal serum thyroxine group.