In this study 39 patients with pHPT and 22
patients with benign thyroid disease underwent psychiatric
ratings before and after parathyroid surgery.
The psychiatric
symptoms were evaluated using the Symptom-Checklist-90-Revised
(SCL-90-R), Becks Depression Inventary (BDI), Hamilton
Depression Scale (HAMD), Montgomery Asberg Depression Scale
(MADRS) and three measurements of cognition.
The
hyperparathyreoid group had preoperatively significantly higher
(p<0.05) levels of psychiatric symptoms. The factors for
anxiety, depression, and cognitive symptoms were the most
pronounced in the pHPT patients and were also decrease after
surgery.
