Thyroid disease - the cause of psychiatric problems

November 29, 2011

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An interesting relationship, scientists have noticed recently: it is between diseases Thyroid   and psychiatric problems   there is a relationship. The fact is that for patients with clearly diagnosed anxiety and depression characterized by extremely high concentration in the blood Hormone   thyroid gland. Thus, according to doctors, to stabilize hormonal levels can also lead to positive results in psychiatry, the data recently published by the newspaper The New York Times .

About two percent of the population of America suffered from insufficient production of thyroid hormones - hypothyroidism . Experts believe that the treatment of chronic forms of the disease can reduce the expression of psychiatric diseases, as well as put in order cognitive abilities.

The probability of malfunction of the thyroid gland increases with age and causes of these failures can be a huge number. Increased synthesis of thyroid hormones leads to an acceleration Metabolism , Which in turn can lead to rapid weight loss, increased heart rate and sweating, anxiety . The disadvantage, on the contrary, contributes to weight gain, depression, lethargy, problems with memory and concentration . The only thing doctors can not agree unanimously that still comes first - the problem of psychiatric nature or thyroid disease.

Some doctors believe that treatment of latent forms of thyroid disorders and depression should be carried out by one means - hormones. But here are beginning to argue endocrinologists Who are of the opinion that the latent form of hypothyroidism is not treated at all because of the stress load on the heart. This eventually leads to an increased risk of Alzheimer   and dementia   in old age.

After fifty years in the female population in violation of the thyroid gland occur more frequently than men. Experts consider the situation with an interesting point of view: they believe that such statistics are due to the reluctance of women to treat minor deviations, for all sorts of writing off their factors. Women's psyche, thus, just less stable.

Another point that remains unclear to doctors - is the definition of normal levels of thyroid hormones, because different people in a healthy state, these figures may vary by 10 times.