The Thyroid Axis and Psychiatric Illness [Hardcover]

Russell T., M.D. Joffe (Author), Anthony, J., M.D. Levitt (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1993 | ISBN-10: 0880483644 | ISBN-13: 978-0880483643 | Edition: 1

This book assembles the latest information about the relationship between thyroid state and behavior. It is intended to serve as a reference for both the basic scientist and the clinician in the field of psychiatry and the behavioral sciences. The Thyroid Axis and Psychiatric Illness also presents the controversies, ambiguities, and unanswered questions that will be left to the future to resolve. This book not only provides information about the role of the thyroid axis in psychiatric illness, it is also designed to promote further research and understanding of this complex subject.

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"Drs. Joffe and Levitt have assembled an enormously valuable book. Its value for clinicians is self-evident, and clinician-reseachers cannot do without it."-- "Arthur J. Prange Jr., M.D., From the Foreword"

Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub; 1 edition (March 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880483644
• ISBN-13: 978-0880483643
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #793,920 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)