Acute mania in the setting of severe hypothyroidism

Psychosomatics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-261

  Stowell, Charles P ^a   Barnhill, John W ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; RISPERIDONE; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELIRIUM; DELUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MANIA; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS; PUERPERAL DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SYMPTOM; THYROIDITIS;

EID: 17844363703     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.46.3.259     Document Type: Letter

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