Association of elevated free T4 levels with depressive symptoms in patients with psychotic disorders

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 87, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 334-335

  Philibert, Robert A ^a,b   Gunter, Tracy ^a   Black, Donald W ^a   Hollenbeck, Nancy ^a   Secrest, Dianna ^a   Barkhurst, Amanda ^a   Adams, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 33748909400     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2006.04.016     Document Type: Letter

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