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For more than a century, there have been rich descriptions in the clinical literature of
prominent depressive symptoms in patients with thyroid disease, particularly clinical …

Alterations in thyroid functioning have been of long-standing interest in the research and
treatment of depressive disorders. Thyroid hormones may play a role in mood regulation by …

Centuries of clinical observation suggest a connection between thyroid function and
behavior. Advances in neuroendocrinology of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis …

Thyroid and mood disorders are both common and may co-occur in the same person, and
psychiatrists must optimize treatment for patients with these comorbid disorders. In many …

The involvement of the thyroid gland and thyroid hormones is generally believed to be
important in the aetiopathogenesis of major depression. Major support comes from studies …

Background Treatment with thyroid hormones is occasionally used in the management of
treatment‐resistant depression. However, the evidence supporting this treatment is not fully …

Hormones of the thyroid axis have been used to treat patients with any of several mental
illnesses. However, in recent decades interest has focused almost exclusively on …

Our objective was to examine the clinical practice of testing thyroid function in a mixed
community and referral psychiatry inpatient unit. We evaluated (1) the frequency of ordering …

Depression is associated with abnormalities of the thyroid axis, but the role of thyroid
hormone therapy is controversial. In patients presenting with depression, the thyroid status …