title: Thyroid disorders in female psychiatric patients with panic disorder or agoraphobia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98104.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Orenstein
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peskind
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Raskind
mesh_terms: 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