title: [Ultrasensitive TSH and thyroliberin test in patients hospitalized for depression].
abstract: In this prospective study of 35 patients hospitalized for depression, TSH levels were measured before and after stimulation by TRH. The type of depression was determined and its intensity was evaluated by means of the HARD scale. Subjects with systemic disease or receiving treatments known as being likely to influence TSH levels had been excluded. In none of these 35 patients was the TSH level below the lower limit of normal values, nor was there any blunting of response to TRH. These results suggest that depression is not a cause of TSH fall and that a low TSH level with normal hormonaemia must call for scintiscanning, even in depressed subjects.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Jean Verdier, Bondy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferreri
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nisenbaum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests / Q000379:methods*; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood*; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
chemical_list: D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013972:Thyrotropin
vernacular_title: Etude des valeurs de la TSH ultrasensible et due test à la thyrolibérine chez les sujets hospitalisés pour dépression.