In older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism, levothyroxine therapy did not reduce depressive symptoms at 12 mo

Jennifer Watt

doi:10.7326/ACPJ202107200-081

In older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism, levothyroxine therapy did not reduce depressive symptoms at 12 mo

Ann Intern Med. 2021 Jul;174(7):JC81. doi: 10.7326/ACPJ202107200-081. Epub 2021 Jul 6.

Author

Jennifer Watt¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (J.W.).

PMID: 34224256
DOI: 10.7326/ACPJ202107200-081

Abstract

Wildisen L, Feller M, Del Giovane C, et al. Effect of levothyroxine therapy on the development of depressive symptoms in older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism: an ancillary study of a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4:e2036645. 33566107.

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Depression / drug therapy
Humans
Hypothyroidism* / complications
Hypothyroidism* / drug therapy
Thyroxine* / therapeutic use

Substances

Thyroxine