[High prevalence of thyroid dysfunction among psychiatric inpatients]. / Alta prevalencia de disfunción tiroidea en pacientes psiquiátricos hospitalizados.
Rev Med Chil
; 134(5): 623-8, 2006 May.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Thyroid dysfunction is frecuent in psychiatric outpatients and in the general Chilean population but there is no information about the prevalence of thyroid diseases in Chilean psychiatric inpatients.AIM:
To retrospectively assess the frequency of thyroidal diseases in psychiatric inpatients. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Clinical charts and thyroid assessment of 241 psychiatric inpatients (147 women, mean age 33+/-16 years) attended in a University Psychiatric Clinic, were reviewed. Psychiatric diagnosis at discharge was made according to DSM IV criteria and endocrine diagnosis was made based on international criteria.RESULTS:
Forty nine patients (20.7%) had thyroid abnormalities. Forty four patients had hypothyroidism (18.3%) and five had hyperthyroidism (2.35%). No specific associations were found between gender or psychiatric diagnosis and endocrine abnormalities.CONCLUSIONS:
In this sample, the prevalence of thyroid abnormalities was similar to other reports in psychiatric inpatiens and higher than in the general population in Chile.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças da Glândula Tireoide
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Transtornos Mentais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Med Chil
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article