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In a case of misdiagnosed depression recounted in Newsweek, a writer received treatment for depression for years; during the last 10 years of her depression the symptoms worsened, resulting in multiple suicide attempts and psychiatric hospitalizations. When an MRI finally was performed, it showed the presence of a tumor. However, she was told ...
The Thyrotroph Thyroid Hormone Sensitivity Index (abbreviated TTSI, also referred to as Thyrotroph T4 Resistance Index or TT4RI) is a calculated structure parameter of thyroid homeostasis. It was originally developed to deliver a method for fast screening for resistance to thyroid hormone. [ 1][ 2] Today it is also used to get an estimate for ...
Euthyroid sick syndrome ( ESS) is a state of adaptation or dysregulation of thyrotropic feedback control [ 1] wherein the levels of T3 and/or T4 are abnormal, but the thyroid gland does not appear to be dysfunctional. This condition may result from allostatic responses of hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid feedback control, dyshomeostatic disorders ...
163 million (2017) [ 8] Major depressive disorder ( MDD ), also known as clinical depression, is a mental disorder [ 9] characterized by at least two weeks of pervasive low mood, low self-esteem, and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. Introduced by a group of US clinicians in the mid-1970s, [ 10] the term was adopted ...
Hyperthyroidism is the condition that occurs due to excessive production of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland. [ 3] Thyrotoxicosis is the condition that occurs due to excessive thyroid hormone of any cause and therefore includes hyperthyroidism. [ 3] Some, however, use the terms interchangeably. [ 5]
44249-1, 54635-8. The nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire ( PHQ-9) is a depressive symptom scale and diagnostic tool introduced in 2001 to screen adult patients in primary care settings. The instrument assesses for the presence and severity of depressive symptoms and a possible depressive disorder. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The PHQ-9 is a component of ...
Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) Daily Assessment of Symptoms – Anxiety. Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) [ 4][ 5] Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAM-A) [ 6][ 7] Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Panic and Agoraphobia Scale (PAS) Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS) PTSD Symptom Scale – Self-Report Version.
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale ( CES-D) is a brief self-report questionnaire developed in 1977 by Laurie Radloff to measure depressive symptoms severity in the general population. [ 1] The CES-D consists of 20 questions that asks about various symptoms of depression as they have occurred in the past week, and the majority ...