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Psychosis after acute alteration of thyroid status

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

P. D. Bewsher ,
A. Q. Gardiner ,
A. J. Hedley  and
H. C. S. Maclean
P. D. Bewsher
Affiliation:
University of Aberdeen and Royal Cornfield Hospital, Aberdeen
A. Q. Gardiner
Affiliation:
University of Aberdeen and Royal Cornfield Hospital, Aberdeen
A. J. Hedley
Affiliation:
University of Aberdeen and Royal Cornfield Hospital, Aberdeen
H. C. S. Maclean
Affiliation:
University of Aberdeen and Royal Cornfield Hospital, Aberdeen
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Synopsis

A case of acute schizophrenic psychosis developing during the treatment of hyper-thyroidism with carbimazole is described. The patient was clinically and biochemically euthyroid at the time the psychosis developed. It is suggested that an acute alteration in thyroid status, without necessarily producing hyper- or hypothyroidism, may be sufficient to induce a psychotic reaction.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , May 1971 , pp. 260 - 262
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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