Thyroid Dysfunction
Conditions
Brief summary
Thyroid dysfunction in major psychiatric disorders in psychiatric patients admitted to psychiatric unit of assiut university hospital
Detailed description
Thyroid hormones play a key role in the development, metabolism and functioning of many organs and have a profound influence on the human brain and behaviour. the coexistence of thyroid insufficiency with mental disorders was recognized . Mental disorders accounted for 6 of the 20 leading causes of disability worldwide for the most productive section of the population.Thyroid diseases can present with various neuropsychiatric manifestations which include mood, anxiety, psychotic, and cognitive disorders.Thus, thyroid function tests are routinely checked in psychiatric patients, While dealing with neurocognitive or neuropsychiatric manifestations,thyroid disorders should be ruled out by appropriate thyroid function tests which include Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free T3, free T4 and reverse T3.Multiple studies on the prevalence of thyroid dysfunctions on psychiatric patients in different populations were done and reported .the presence of thyroid dysfunction in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder as well as mood disorders .Mental disorders merge highly with thyroid disease.Bio-psycho-social medical model are important for treatment of mental disorders associated with thyroid dysfunction .Till now, there is no literature on the rates of thyroid dysfunction among psychiatric patient in our population in assiut university hospital which can be helpful in the proper management of the cases.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTTSH,T3,T4
Diagnosis of the psychiatric disorders among study group will be assessed and recorded and history of Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) also will be recorded , physical examination for signs that suggests actual thyroid disease such as unexplained bradycardia or tachycardia, hypothermia , goiter or non palpable thyroid among study group will be assessed
Sponsors
Assiut University
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients with major psychiatric disorders admitted to psychiatric unit of neuropsychiatry department of Assiut university hospital in Egypt.
Exclusion criteria
* pregnant or lactating females * Patients on estrogen therapy or contraceptive * Patients on carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, phenytoin
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| the level of thyroid hormones among psychiatric patients | One year | TSH, free T3 and free T4 levels in psychiatric patients. |
Contacts
Primary ContactMarwa M Abdelsalam
Outcome results
None listed