Thyroid disorders in female psychiatric patients with panic disorder or agoraphobia.
The authors interviewed 144 consecutive female psychiatric patients and found that those with a lifetime history of either panic disorder or agoraphobia with panic attacks (panic/agoraphobia) were more likely than other patients to report a history of hyperthyroidism or goiter in themselves and in their first-degree relatives. A personal history of hyperthyroidism or goiter was found almost exclusively in the subgroup of patients with panic/agoraphobia who also had a lifetime history of major depression.
Orenstein
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98104.
Peskind
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Raskind
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000150:complications*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010200:Panic; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D012737:Sex Factors