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Article: Poor prognosis for depression linked to an autoimmune thyroid condition.
- Article from:
- Mental Health Weekly Digest
- Article date:
- March 29, 2004
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2004 MAR 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Whether depression is linked to having an underactive thyroid gland has been debated for many years. New research suggests that some patients with depression may be suffering from a subtle autoimmune thyroid condition, which could hinder their recovery.
The study also suggests that physicians could use indicators of thyroid function to predict patients' responsiveness to antidepressants. As inpatients with depression often undergo routine thyroid tests, the data that physicians would need to create such a prediction are likely to be available to them already.
Researchers from Greece studied 30 patients suffering ...