| Literature DB >> 3140257 |
R T Joffe1, S Kutcher, C MacDonald.
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Thyroid function tests and life course of illness were evaluated in 42 patients with bipolar affective disorder who had received at least 3 months of lithium carbonate treatment. Eight of 42 patients (19%) required thyroid replacement or had evidence of subclinical hypothyroidism associated with lithium treatment. Abnormalities of thyroid function were related to female sex and duration of lithium treatment but not to a rapid-cycling course of illness.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID： 3140257 DOI： 10.1016/0165-1781(88)90042-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatry Res ISSN： 0165-1781 Impact factor: 3.222