No Connection between Long-Term Lithium Treatment and Antithyroid Antibodies

Conclusion The results obtained showed no significant connection between long-term lithium treatment and antithyroid antibodies. In bipolar patients receiving lithium longitudinally, antithyroid antibodies can be associated with some indexes of thyroid function. However, they behave differently in male and female patients. [...] © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Pharmacopsychiatry - February 7, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kraszewska, Agnieszka Ziemnicka, Katarzyna Sowi ński, Jerzy Ferensztajn-Rochowiak, Ewa Rybakowski, Janusz K. Tags: Original Paper Source Type: research