Twelve patients with mental illness who complained of postprandial symptoms in addition to fatigue showed central adrenal insufficiency.

Journal: Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology
Published Date: May 29, 2021

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Adrenal insufficiency (AI) may cause psychiatric symptoms. We evaluated the correlation between the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) function in patients with mental illness who complained of postprandial symptoms in addition to fatigue.

Authors

  • Sunao Matsubayashi
    Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus, Fukuoka Tokushukai Hospital, Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Shuichi Matsumoto
    Department of Hepatology, Fukuoka Tokushukai Hospital, Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Yuhki Senda
    Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus, Fukuoka Tokushukai Hospital, Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Nobuhiro Nakatake
    Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus, Fukuoka Tokushukai Hospital, Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Takeshi Hara
    Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus, Fukuoka Tokushukai Hospital, Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan.

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