title: Psychiatric morbidity following total and partial thyroidectomy.
abstract: Thirty subjects were screened for psychiatric morbidity approximately 7 years after they had undergone a thyroid operation. Thirteen were identified as "cases" by the General Health Questionnaire. Total and partial thyroidectomy subjects were compared. The total thyroidectomy patients identified as "cases" showed lower values of plasma calcium and higher values of inorganic phosphate than the partial thyroidectomy "cases", but the difference failed to reach statistical significance. No clinical or biochemical differences were found between cases and non-cases, irrespective of the type of operation.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D010710:Phosphates; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D013974:Thyroxine; D002118:Calcium