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Endocrinology and the psychiatrist

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Caoimhghin Breathnach
Caoimhghin Breathnach*
Affiliation:
University College Dublin, Department of Physiology, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
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Abstract

Objective: Exegetic review of the three areas of common interest to the endocrinologist and the psychiatrist. Method: Literature review through Science Citation Index and references in BMJ, Lancet, Nature, and Science. Findings: Psychiatric symptoms, specific in each condition, may develop in the course of a classical endocrinopathy. Though introduced as a possible diagnostic aid, titration of the hypothalamico-pituitary control of the adrenal and thyroid glands has proved to be a useful research strategy and possible prognostic indicator in affective disorders. Growth in our knowledge of the behaviour effects, distribution, function and pathophysiology of neuropeptides during the last two decades opens a magic casement on their potential value in neuropsychiatric theory and therapy. Conclusion: The psychiatrist ignores endocrinology at his peril, as does the endocrinologist psychiatry, especially in regard to the emerging role of peptides in neuromodulation.

Keywords

EndocrinopathiesHypothalamico-pituitary axesNeuropeptides
Type
Review Articles
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , June 1993 , pp. 110 - 113
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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