Thyroid function in psychosis following childbirth.
Postpartum thyroiditis has been suggested as a cause of psychosis following pregnancy. However, 30 hospitalized psychotic postpartum women and 30 control subjects matched for age and time since delivery showed no significant differences in thyroid function or the presence of thyroid antibodies.
Stewart
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ont., Canada.
Addison
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AM
Robinson
G E
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Joffe
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Burrow
G N
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Olmsted
M P
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000097:blood; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000097:blood*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000097:blood*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000276:immunology; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000097:blood*; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000097:blood
D001323:Autoantibodies; D013963:Thyroid Hormones