Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Thyroid screening tests in psychiatric inpatients.

M Enns1, C Ross, P Clark

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.

General Hospital Psychiatry
|September 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Extreme plate boundary localization promotes shallow earthquake slip at the Japan Trench.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2025
Same author

Vaccine microarray patch self-administration: A preliminary study in adults 50 years of age and over.

Vaccine·2025
Same author

Silicosis initially presenting with empyema.

Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)·2024
Same author

Vaccine microarray patch self-administration: An innovative approach to improve pandemic and routine vaccination rates.

Vaccine·2023
Same author

Repeatable glucocorticoid expression is associated with behavioural syndromes in males but not females in a wild primate.

Royal Society open science·2019
Same author

Protocol for a Randomised controlled trial to Evaluate the effectiveness and cost benefit of prescribing high dose FLuoride toothpaste in preventing and treating dEntal Caries in high-risk older adulTs (reflect trial).

BMC oral health·2019
Same journal

Patient- and ward-level determinants of psychosomatic-psychiatric consultations for mentally distressed inpatients from medical hospitals: Findings from the SomPsyNet stepped-wedge-trial.

General hospital psychiatry·2026
Same journal

Self-stigma as a central barrier to psychological help-seeking among patients receiving ambulatory Orthopedic care: Paradoxical associations of anxiety and depressive symptoms.

General hospital psychiatry·2026
Same journal

Therapeutic approaches for functional Globus Pharyngeus: A systematic review of studies from 2000 to 2025.

General hospital psychiatry·2026
Same journal

Quetiapine Versus Haloperidol for the Treatment of Delirium in Hospitalized Adults: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials with Trial Sequential Analysis.

General hospital psychiatry·2026
Same journal

DASA score performance for predicting safety interventions among patients with and without emergency behavioral health consultation need: A cross-sectional study.

General hospital psychiatry·2026
Same journal

Postoperative delirium severity reflects baseline vulnerability more than measured postoperative exposures: A longitudinal analysis.

General hospital psychiatry·2026
See all related articles

Thyroid function screening in psychiatric inpatients is not optimal. While many patients had abnormal thyroid tests, few were diagnosed or treated, indicating a need for improved screening practices.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Endocrinology
  • Clinical Practice

Background:

  • Thyroid dysfunction is common in psychiatric populations.
  • Screening for thyroid dysfunction is standard practice in adult psychiatric inpatient settings.
  • Current screening protocols may not be efficient or effective.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To retrospectively evaluate the current practice of thyroid dysfunction screening in adult psychiatric inpatients.
  • To assess the yield and impact of thyroid function tests in this population.
  • To identify areas for improvement in thyroid screening protocols.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective chart review of 342 adult psychiatric inpatient admissions.
  • Analysis of thyroid function test (TFT) results and subsequent clinical actions.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Evaluation of the percentage of admissions tested and the percentage with abnormal results.

    • Main Results:

    • 64% of admissions underwent thyroid function testing during their hospital stay.
    • 13.7% of tests showed abnormal thyroid indices.
    • Only 0.9% of admissions resulted in a hypothyroidism diagnosis, with no action taken for other abnormal results.

    Conclusions:

    • The current pattern of thyroid function screening in this psychiatric inpatient program is suboptimal.
    • There are significant issues regarding the selection of appropriate thyroid screening tests.
    • The clinical value and utility of obtained thyroid test results require further investigation and optimization.