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  • Low Thyroid Hormone Levels Linked to Poorer Response to Depression Treatment

    Psych News Alert Dec 3, 2021 | 20:05 pm

    Low Thyroid Hormone Levels Linked to Poorer Response to Depression Treatment Lower levels of certain thyroid hormones may predict a poor treatment response in people hospitalized with depression, a study in the Journal of Affective Disorders suggests. Zhifen Liu, M.D., of First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University in Taiyuan, China, and colleagues studied data from 2,086 patients who were admitted to the hospital with depression between 2014 and 2020. All patients received thyroid function evaluation—including assessments of serum free triiodothyronine (FT3),[…]

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