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Hashimoto’s encephalopathy: How a thyroid disease can cause psychosis

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Hashimoto’s encephalopathy: How a thyroid disease can cause psychosis

By Erik Messamore, MD, PhD | January 11, 2021

Psychosis has many causes, and more than 50 different medical conditions are known to cause psychosis. In many cases, psychosis might be the first sign of a medical illness or its most prominent symptom. Sometimes psychosis is the only noticeable symptom. In this article, I’ll discuss one of the many medical illnesses that can cause…

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Dr. Erik Messamore

Psychopharmacology | Complex Mood Disorders
Psychosis | Schizophrenia

My major current research interest is the unusually sluggish response to niacin often seen in schizophrenia.

Pharmacological doses of niacin cause most people to have a skin flush response. A similar skin flush response occurs when a sufficiently high concentration of methyl-niacin is applied to the skin. Many people with schizophrenia do not have a skin flush response to niacin.

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How Can We Reverse the Stigma and Culture of Pessimism about Schizophrenia

This article will discuss the stigma that surrounds the diagnosis of schizophrenia. I will argue…

Hashimoto’s encephalopathy: How a thyroid disease can cause psychosis

Psychosis has many causes, and more than 50 different medical conditions are known to cause…

What is emotion regulation and how do we do it?

Why is emotion regulation important? Emotions are intertwined with almost all our thoughts and actions,…

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