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Thyroid Dysfunction in Female Psychiatric Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Geoffrey Nicholson ,
L. I. Liebling  and
R. A. Hall
Geoffrey Nicholson
Affiliation:
Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham B18 7QH
L. I. Liebling
Affiliation:
Highcroft Hospital, Erdington, Birmingham B23 6AX
R. A. Hall
Affiliation:
North Birmingham Hospital, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire
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Summary

Biochemical screening for thyroid dysfunction in 98 unselected female psychiatric admissions led to the diagnosis of hypothyroidism in three cases which would otherwise have passed unrecognized. It is suggested that female psychiatric patients over the age of 40 should routinely be screened for thyroid disorder.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 129 , Issue 3 , September 1976 , pp. 236 - 238
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1976 

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