Open AccessPsychosomatic concept of hyperthyroidism - Graves type: Behavioral and biochemical characteristics
Author(s) -
Saveta Draganić-Gajić,
Dušica Lečić-Toševski,
Dragan M. Švrakić,
V.R. Paunović,
Vesna Cvejić,
Robert Cloninger
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0808383d
Subject(s) - temperament , harm avoidance , medicine , anxiety , clinical psychology , minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , personality , monoaminergic , disease , big five personality traits , reward dependence , personality disorders , psychiatry , psychology , serotonin , social psychology , receptor
In this study we test the hypothesis that specific behavioral and biochemical vulnerabilities characterize individuals with hyperthyroidism-Graves type, one of the classically cited "psychosomatic disorders".