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Mustafa Nuray Namli¹, Sema Baykara², Murad Atmaca²

¹Department of Psychiatry, University of Health Sciences Hamidiye Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkiye.

Northern Clinics of Istanbul

|November 30, 2022

Summary

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This study found no significant differences in thyroid hormone levels between individuals with hypochondriasis and healthy controls, suggesting thyroid hormones are not linked to this condition.

Keywords:

FT3 FT4 TSH hypochondriasis

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Psychiatry
Medical Research

Background:

Hypochondriasis is a condition characterized by excessive worry about having a serious illness.
Previous research has not investigated thyroid hormone levels in patients with hypochondriasis.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between thyroid-related hormones and hypochondriasis.
To determine if thyroid hormone levels differ in patients diagnosed with hypochondriasis compared to healthy individuals.

Main Methods:

A comparative study involving 60 patients diagnosed with hypochondriasis and 138 healthy controls.
Data was collected through chart analysis of patients attending a psychiatry outpatient clinic.

Main Results:

No statistically significant differences were observed in Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH), free triiodothyronine (fT3), or free thyroxine (fT4) levels between the hypochondriasis group and the control group.
The findings indicate a lack of association between measured thyroid hormone levels and the presence of hypochondriasis.

Conclusions:

Thyroid hormone levels do not appear to be associated with hypochondriasis.
Further research may be needed to explore other potential physiological factors related to hypochondriasis.