Autoimmune thyroiditis and panic disorder.
Contrary to reports on depression, the prevalence of antithyroid antibodies was not significantly higher in 38 patients with panic disorder than in 38 matched control subjects. Autoimmune thyroiditis is not commonly associated with panic disorder but may play a role in some specific clinical circumstances.
Stein
M B
MB
Unit on Anxiety and Affective Disorders, NIMH, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Uhde
T W
TW
D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010200:Panic; D012737:Sex Factors; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000276:immunology; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications*
D001323:Autoantibodies