University College of Medicine, University of Calcutta.
Indian J Psychiatry. 1980 Oct;22(4):353-5.
Studies on thyroid functions were performed on patients suffering from depression and compared with normal control group. 31 different cases of depression were studied for their thyroid function andshowed a diminished level of T(3) and T(4) with a concomitant rise in TSH level. When the female population of these 31 cases was compared with their male counterparts the females showed a significantly lower thyroidal functional status than the males.
对患有抑郁症的患者进行了甲状腺功能研究,并与正常对照组进行了比较。研究了 31 例不同的抑郁症患者的甲状腺功能,发现 T(3)和 T(4)水平降低,同时 TSH 水平升高。当比较这 31 例患者中的女性与男性时,女性的甲状腺功能状态明显低于男性。