Association between bipolar affective disorder and thyroid dysfunction

Highlights ► The present research studies the association between bipolar affective disorder and thyroid dysfunction. ► A statistically significant association exists between elevated T3 hormone and bipolar affective disorder. ► Patients with bipolar affective disorder are 2.55 times more commonly a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Asian journal of psychiatry 2013-02, Vol.6 (1), p.42-45
Hauptverfasser:	Krishna, Vinay Narasimha, Thunga, Ravish, Unnikrishnan, B, Kanchan, Tanuj, Bukelo, Mario Joseph, Mehta, Rajesh Kumar, Venugopal, Anand
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Association Bipolar affective disorder Bipolar Disorder - blood Bipolar Disorder - complications Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale Cross-Sectional Studies Cross-sectional study Female Humans Internal Medicine Male Psychiatry Thyroid Diseases - blood Thyroid Diseases - complications Thyroid dysfunction Thyroid Gland - physiopathology Thyrotropin - blood Thyroxine - blood Triiodothyronine - blood
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights ► The present research studies the association between bipolar affective disorder and thyroid dysfunction. ► A statistically significant association exists between elevated T3 hormone and bipolar affective disorder. ► Patients with bipolar affective disorder are 2.55 times more commonly associated with thyroid dysfunction. ► Proportion of thyroid dysfunction in bipolar affective disorder patients was 14% against 6% observed in control group. ► The research suggests that bipolar affective disorder patients do have a demonstrable change in their thyroid function.
ISSN:	1876-2018 1876-2026
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajp.2012.08.003