Open AccessPrevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms among patients with hypothyroidism
Author(s) -
Shalu Bathla,
Manpreet Singh,
Pankaj Relan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.183476
Subject(s) - anxiety , medicine , depression (economics) , mood , hamilton anxiety rating scale , mood disorders , rating scale , psychiatry , somatic anxiety , depressive symptoms , pediatrics , psychology , economics , macroeconomics , developmental psychology
The association between depression and thyroid function is well known. Both conditions express many similar symptoms, thus making the diagnosis and treatment difficult.