Psychosomatics 23: 337-342, 1982
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© 1982 Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
Psychiatric manifestations of Hashimoto's thyroiditis
RICHARD C.W. HALL M.D.1,
MICHAEL K. POPKIN M.D.1,
RICHARD DeVAUL M.D.1,
ANNE K. HALL C.R.N.A.1,
EARL R. GARDNER Ph.D.1, , and
THOMAS P. BERESFORD M.D.1
1 From the Medical College of Wisconsin, the University of Minnesota Medical School, and the University of Texas Medical School at Houston
The mental symptoms associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis may precede the full-blown, classic picture of hypothyroidism. The psychiatric symptoms include various mental aberrations, depression, irritability, and confusion. Indeed, patients may be mislabeled as having psychotic depression, paranoid schizophrenia, or the manic phase of a manic depressive disorder. The workup must include a thorough evaluation of thyroid function, including tests for autoantibodies. Patients usually respond favorably to thyroid replacement hormone therapy.
