Journal of Depression and Anxiety
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Talukdar B

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  Thyroid Profile in Drug Naive Cases of Depression
  Author(s): Talukdar B and Goswami HKTalukdar B and Goswami HK
  
  Background: Depression is a major public health problem, in terms of its prevalence and suffering, dysfunction, morbidity, and economic burden. Thyroid dysfunction is often seen in the patient with depression. Thyroid Function Test’s (TFT) can be considered as an integral part of the evaluation of newly depressed patients. Therefore, it will be beneficial for the psychiatrists to be cautious during the management of treatment resistant depression cases. Aim: 1) To assess the thyroid profile in newly diagnosed drug naïve depression cases and healthy control and 2) To find out the clinical correlation between the thyroid profile and severity of depression. Materials and Methods: It is a case control study where - Study group is newly diagnosed drug naïve case of depression and control group is the equal num.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1044.1000300

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