Association of Psychosis and Hyperthyroid Goiter
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Hyperthyroid psychosis.
Disorders of the thyroid gland commonly produce mental changes, albeit these are usually minor disturbances. The neurotic symptoms of thyrotoxicosis like anxiety and irritability are prosaic and may antedate physical complaints. There is a plethora of literature on the psychosis associated with myxoedema but a paucity of information on hyperthyroidism. Reviews by Greer and Parsons I and Whybrow...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Primary Care Companion to The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1523-5998
DOI: 10.4088/pcc.v09n0211h