Endocrine Disorders and Psychiatric Illness

Question 1

Those with bipolar disorder are at increased risk of _____________.

Answer 1

type II diabetes, obesity, and sleep apnea

Question 2

Those with ____________ are 2-3 times more likely to experience depression.

Answer 2

diabetes

Question 3

Cushing’s can present with which psychiatric disturbances?

Answer 3

Depression
Anxiety
Mania
Hypomania
Psychosis
Memory problems

Question 4

Hyperparathyroidism causes hypercalcemia, which can cause ____________.

Answer 4

irritability and psychosis

Question 5

Hypocalcemia –caused by hypoparathyroidism or other causes –can present with these psychiatric symptoms: _______________.

Answer 5

anxiety, irritability, and psychosis

Question 6

_______________ can present with fatigue, anhedonia, apathy, and depresison.

Answer 6

Addison’s disease

Question 7

In addition to physical changes, acromegaly can present with ______________.

Answer 7

depression, irritability, and personality changes

Question 8

Thyroid interacts with these neurotransmitter systems: _______________.

Answer 8

dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin

Question 9

There are a lot of T3 receptors in the _____________.

Answer 9

amygdala and hippocampus

Question 10

Depression, lethargy, and forgetfulness are characteristic of ________-thyroidism.

Answer 10

hypo

Question 11

Subclinical hypothyroidism is present in as much as 50% of patients with ______________.

Answer 11

treatment-resistant depression; thyroid hormone supplementation can improve depression symptoms even in people with normal thyroid levels

Question 12

What percent of women will develop hypothyroidism after pregnancy?

Answer 12

5% - 8%

Question 13

What percent of people with hyperthyroidism have a depressive disorder?

Answer 13

30% - 70%

Question 14

Thyroid hormone imbalance seems to be associated with _______________ on the phenotypic expression of psychiatric disease.

Answer 14

variability