Relationship of serum TSH concentration and antithyroid antibodies to diagnosis and DST response in psychiatric inpatients.
Basal serum TSH concentration, antithyroid antibody titers, and DST response were evaluated in 124 psychiatric patients with affective symptoms. DST nonsuppressors were more likely than DST suppressors to have thyroid abnormalities.
Haggerty
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Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine 27514.
Simon
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Evans
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Nemeroff
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000276:immunology*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood*
D001323:Autoantibodies; D003907:Dexamethasone; D013972:Thyrotropin; D006854:Hydrocortisone