Posted by psyclist123 on June 22, 2009, at 9:06:03
In reply to Re: Lithium - great article, thanks, posted by psyclist123 on June 22, 2009, at 8:15:37
The Thyroid and the Mind and Emotions/
Thyroid Dysfunction and Mental Disorders
A.G. Awad, MD, BCH, PhD, FRCP(C)
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Director, Psychobiological Medicine Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Toronto Western Hospital
An underactive thyroid can lead to progressive loss of interest and initiative, slowing of mental processes, poor memory for recent events, fading of the personality's colour and vivacity, general intellectual deterioration, depression with a paranoid flavour, and eventually, if not checked, to dementia and permanent harmful effects on the brain. In instances of each condition, some persons have been wrongly diagnosed, hospitalized for months, and treated unsuccessfully for psychosis.
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