The authors interviewed 144 consecutive female psychiatric patients and
found that those with a lifetime history of either panic disorder or
agoraphobia with panic attacks (panic/agoraphobia) were more likely than
other patients to report a history of hyperthyroidism or goiter in
themselves and in their first-degree relatives. A personal history of
hyperthyroidism or goiter was found almost exclusively in the subgroup of
patients with panic/agoraphobia who also had a lifetime history of major
depression.Abstract Teaser