Am J Psychiatry 1988; 145:1428-1430
Copyright © 1988 by American Psychiatric Association
Thyroid disorders in female psychiatric patients with panic disorder or agoraphobia
H Orenstein, A Peskind and MA Raskind
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98104.
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.
