The authors assessed the lifetime history of major depression in 16
subjects with subclinical hypothyroidism and 15 subjects whose thyroid
function was completely normal. The lifetime frequency of depression was
significantly higher in the subjects who met the criteria for subclinical
hypothyroidism (56%) than in those who did not (20%), suggesting that
subclinical hypothyroidism may lower the threshold for the occurrence of
depression.
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