Thyroid Status and the Depressed Elderly

Steven R. Gambert; Carol P. Pontzer; Eugene M. Dagon

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1980.tb01115.x

Thyroid Status and the Depressed Elderly

Steven R. Gambert, Carol P. Pontzer, Eugene M. Dagon

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Although many studies have been devoted to linking thyroid status and depression, the results have been conflicting. This review concerns types of depression and suggests a paradigm that could encompass the role of the thyroid in aging and depression. Also discussed are thyroid function and its modification in the treatment of depression. Special precautions should be taken with the use of tricyclic antidepressants and with the enhanced cardiotoxic effects when combined with certain thyroid factors in the treatment of depression alone in the elderly.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	433-438
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Volume	28
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1980.tb01115.x
State	Published - Oct 1980

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Geriatrics and Gerontology

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