Psychosis following Acute Alteration of Thyroid Status Journal Articles

abstract

• Objective: Mania with psychotic features presenting following abrupt normalisation of thyroid function from severe Graves's disease is reported. Clinical picture: A 33-year-old man with severe, untreated Graves's disease was treated aggressively, with rapid restoration of normal serum thyroid hormone levels. Symptoms of mania and psychosis then developed. Treatment: Time limited anti psychotic medication and continuing medical treatment. Outcome: There was resolution of psychiatric symptoms. Conclusions: The association of mania and psychosis with thyroid disease is rare, but aggressive medical treatment and rapid restoration of normal serum thyroid levels may increase the risk of the emergence of such symptoms.

authors

• Ellis, Peter
• Irwin, Rosie
• Ellis, Pete M
• Delahunt, John

status

• published 

publication date

• October 1997

has subject area

• 11 Medical and Health Sciences (FoR)
• 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences (FoR)
• Adult (MeSH)
• Antithyroid Agents (MeSH)
• Bipolar Disorder (MeSH)
• Combined Modality Therapy (MeSH)
• Diagnosis, Differential (MeSH)
• Graves Disease (MeSH)
• Haloperidol (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Male (MeSH)
• Neurocognitive Disorders (MeSH)
• Psychiatry (Science Metrix)
• Thyroid Function Tests (MeSH)

published in

• Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry  Journal

keywords

• Adult
• Antithyroid Agents
• Bipolar Disorder
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Graves Disease
• Haloperidol
• Humans
• Male
• Neurocognitive Disorders
• Thyroid Function Tests

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.3109/00048679709062692

PubMed ID

• 9400884

start page

• 762

end page

• 764

volume

• 31

issue

• 5