The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the front of the neck just below the Adam’s apple. It releases hormones into the bloodstream that play a vital role in the body’s energy regulation.

SAN DIEGO, California – Adding levothyroxine (T4) (multiple brands) to mood stabilizers may decrease mood episodes and reduce symptoms in a select group of female patients with refractory ...

thyroid gland_TS_505568323 Thyroid disease may be a risk factor for manic relapse in patients with bipolar disorder. BD affects an estimated 2.4% of the general population and is associated with high ...

Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; Director, Affective Disorders Research Program, Sliver Hill Hospital, New Canaan, Connecticut ...

Compared with lithium, valproate, olanzapine, quetiapine, and risperidone generally exhibited a lower likelihood of thyroid dysfunction. HealthDay News — Lithium is associated with an increased risk ...

When prescription depression drugs fall short in efficacy, there’s an off-label way to help them work better: add-on doses of thyroid hormone. Clinicians have long known about this approach and some ...

Lithium is a mood-stabilizing medication commonly used to treat mood disorders like bipolar disorder. However, it has several known side effects, including nausea, diarrhea, dry mouth, fatigue, and ...

doctor performing thyroid exam on female patient Clinicians should monitor thyroid function when managing patients receiving lithium for bipolar disorder. Physicians should be attentive to both ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Autobahn Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing restorative treatments for people affected by neuropsychiatric and neuroimmunologic disorders, today announced the ...