Abstract
Objective To explore the characteristics of psychological problems and thyroid function in patients with anxiety neurosis and somatoform disorders. Methods Sixty-two patients with anxiety neurosis and 46 patients with somatoform disorders were evaluated by Symptom Checklist 90(SCL-90),thyroid function(T3,T4,FT3,FT4,TSH)were tested by radio immunoassay method. Results ①The score of anxiety neurosis somatization factor in the group with anxiety neurosis was lower than that of the group with somatoform disorders(t=2.759,P=0.008).②The level of T4 in the group with anxiety neurosis was higher than that of the group with somatoform disorders(t=-2.556,P=0.013). Conclusions There are certain characteristics of psychological problems and thyroid function of the patients with anxiety neurosis,which is useful to differentiated from somatoform disorders. Key words: Anxiety neurosis ; Somatoform disorders ; Thyroxine ;
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