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Originally Posted by DamianJ
You found some anecdotal evidence. This is from Harvard:
"The interest for mental health is that thyroid deficiency may be associated with cognitive and emotional disturbances, and thyroid hormones may be useful in the treatment of depression...findings have been inconsistent, especially in studies with larger numbers of participants. In one such survey, Canadian researchers found that the only psychiatric disorder associated with thyroid disease was social anxiety disorder (social phobia). In a study of more than 300 people over age 60 who came to internal medicine and psychiatry clinics, some of them for depression and others for symptoms suggesting abnormal thyroid activity, researchers found a high rate of depression among those with subclinical hypothyroidism but not those with clinical hypothyroidism.
So the influence of thyroid deficiency on mental health remains uncertain. Findings may conflict because studies have selected patients and evaluated depressive symptoms and thyroid function by different standards."
http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/up...l-health.shtml
I can't find any actual evidence. Can you? |
I've seen what must be 100s of stories to support the claim that thyroid issues can cause mental disturbances. I understand that it's a Harvard study you're citing, here, but they also did one which found that hardened thugs on the street will respond to love and kindness. Some "really nice" normal people probably got hurt pretty badly trying to "show them some love" if you know what I mean ..