Abnormal thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in psychiatric long-term care patients |
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Authors: | Samia Sabeen Caroline Chou Suzanne Holroyd |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Box 800623, VA 22908, USA |
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Abstract: | The objective of the study was to find the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in long-term care patients referred to psychiatry. We reviewed 868 charts of long-term care residents referred for psychiatric consultation to the university-based psychiatry outreach service. Data obtained were demographics, psychiatric and thyroid diagnoses, and TSH data. Of 868 patients, 10.8% had elevated TSH, 8% in those with a prior diagnosis of hypothyroidism. TSH was low in 0.07%. Elevated TSH was associated with female gender (p < 0.001) and a trend with psychosis (p = 0.056). No association was found with depression or behavioral disturbance in this study. |
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Keywords: | Thyroid disease Long-term care Psychiatry of long-term care patient |
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