Depression and Your Thyroid: What You Need to Know

by Peter Bieling, Gary Ross, Gary S. Ross

What You Need to Know About the Depression-Thyroid Connection Thyroid and psychological health are often linked. If you develop a thyroid condition, you may also become depressed. This depression can lead to more problems with your thyroid which, in turn, can lead to further depression-a vicious cycle that is difficult to treat unless the problem is addressed on several levels. Now you can determine whether the depression you're feeling may be connected to a thyroid problem. The authors of this book, a medical doctor and a psychologist, guide you through the facts about thyroid disorders, what the thyroid hormone does, and how it functions in relation to your psychological well-being. You'll learn a number of diet and lifestyle changes you can combine with conventional medical treatment to help correct a thyroid condition. You'll also learn psychological strategies you can use to overcome the depression that can result from a thyroid condition-thought monitoring, stress reduction, relationship enhancement, and more.

Genres: Health

216 pages, Paperback

First published March 3, 2006

Reviews

[Laura S. · Rating 3 out of 5]

While researching my grandmother's psycho-spiritual past --when her bridge snapped into rough water-- this book has helped me understand who cut the ropes. Has allowed me to consider that I, too, can end up in the water if I'm not careful.

Helpful for anyone who needs convincing that our brain/ gland/ blood chemistry indeed plays a role in our emotional body-- that it is not entirely up to our spirit or choices of action and thought, that we have inherited from our ancestors, much more than bones and brown hair.