Abstract
(1) The effect of anxiety on plasma levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is not clear, despite a number of relevant studies. (2) Nine human subjects with severe phobias had blood samples taken for TSH assay every 20 min during five sessions of 3-hr duration each. (3) Severe anxiety, induced by treating the subject's phobia with in vivo flooding, did not influence plasma TSH levels in any consistent way, nor could a specific TSH response to anxiety be identified in any individual subject.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 69-74 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Psychoneuroendocrinology |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1982 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Anxiety
- phobia
- stress
- thyroid stimulating hormone
- thyrotropin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Endocrinology
- Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Biological Psychiatry