Posttraumatic stress disorder and incidence of thyroid dysfunction in women.

Sun Jae JungJae H KangAndrea L RobertsKristen NishimiQixuan ChenJennifer A SumnerLaura KubzanskyKarestan C Koenen

Published in: Psychological medicine (2018)

PTSD was associated with higher risk of hypothyroidism in a dose-dependent fashion. Highlighted awareness for thyroid dysfunction may be especially important in women with PTSD.

Keyphrases

posttraumatic stress disorder
oxidative stress
polycystic ovary syndrome
risk factors
replacement therapy
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
cervical cancer screening
social support
breast cancer risk