Is Every Thyroid Antibody a Bad Sign?: The Complex Relationship of Antithyroid Antibodies and Obsessive-compulsive Symptoms.

Ali Caykoylu Mustafa Ugurlu Esra Kabadayi Sahin Selcuk Akan Gorkem Karakas Ugurlu Ezgi Cisil Erdogan Emine Ulku Alkan

Published in: Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology (2023)

: OCS severity could be affected by different thyroid autoantibody profiles in patients with autoimmune thyroid diseases. While anti-TG serves a protective role against OCS in females, the presence of anti-TPO may worsen the OCS in men. Additionally, the co-existence of different antithyroid antibodies may affect the severity of OCS differently according to sex.

Keyphrases

obsessive compulsive disorder
multiple sclerosis
middle aged