Increased morbidity of major depressive disorder after thyroidectomy: a nationwide population-based study in South Korea.

CONCLUSION The incidence of MDD increased in the period immediately after thyroidectomy and remained high for 1-2 years. This study highlights the importance of relatively long-term regular psychiatric assessments in patients who undergo partial or total thyroidectomy. PMID: 31422760 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Thyroid Source Type: research