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Thyrotoxicosis and the Course of Manic-Depressive Illness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

S. A. Checkley
S. A. Checkley*
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, S.E.5
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Summary

The effect of thyrotoxicosis upon the recurrence of manic-depressive psychoses has been studied by the use of a routine follow-up system. In this system 267 patients had three or more affective illnesses. Five of these patients had eight well-documented episodes of thyrotoxicosis. Only three of these eight episodes coincided with an affective illness, and in each case an alternative explanation for the association was available. These findings suggest that thyrotoxicosis has little effect upon the occurrence of a manic-depressive episode.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 133 , Issue 3 , September 1978 , pp. 219 - 223
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1978 

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