Alta prevalencia de disfunción tiroidea en pacientes psiquiátricos hospitalizados / High prevalence of thyroid dysfunction among psychiatric inpatients
Rev. méd. Chile
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134(5): 623-628, mayo 2006. ilus
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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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Main subject:
Thyroid Diseases
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Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
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
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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Psicomedica - Biomedical Reasearch Group/CL
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